Polar Bear Cub Waves As Post-Lockdown Visitors Return to Svalbard

Θοδωρής Γεωργαντής 30.11.2021-20:09

Wildlife photographer Roy Mangersnes captured these stunning shots of a seemingly friendly polar bear family on Friday (10 July). His pictures show a cub appearing to stand on its hind legs and wave at the camera. They were shot at Svalbard in northern Norway on one of the first expeditions after lockdown to the region this year. “All of a sudden, only a few meters away from our expedition vessel one of the cubs got up on its hind legs and waved at us, almost like it was welcoming us back to their frozen home,” says Roy. Roy explains the experience in more detail: “Finally, after 4 months of hard work our WildPhoto Travel team was allowed to set sail and bring guests out on our first Svalbard expedition of the year. We were obviously happy to be back in the Arctic but we didn’t know what to expect as we were the only expedition ship up there and we had no information about the current status. However, both last year and this season so far there has been a lot of ice around Svalbard and the conditions have been very good for the resident Polar bears. “Finally coming back on an expedition, after months of covid-19 lockdown, we hoped to maybe see females with cubs, and we were treated to an incredible encounter on day three. We docked the ship at safe distance next to a large ice floe and watched this beautiful family of three as they went on with their lives. “The mother and her cubs looked healthy and fat, and she was calm and spent most of her time sleeping, while the two seven-month-old cubs did what polar bear cubs do best - play! They would jump each other, and roll around in the ice, sometimes climbing little icebergs and slide back down like children at the playground. “After a while the mother decided to come closer to check us out and give us a proper welcome back to the Arctic. The cubs where obviously eager to come closer, as they probably hadn't seen any other ships in their lifetime and jolted forward under the watchful eye

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