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FEATURE - Es gibt ihn wirklich: The Real Polar Express
Guests at this rolling train hotel will be hoping not to be like meals on wheels... as it's surrounded by polar bears.
The Tundra Lodge Rolling Hotel in Manitoba, Canada, is a custom rolling getaway where guests can enjoy regular visits from the giant Arctic animals.
Guests can stay warm from the comfort of one of 32 rooms on-board the train - which boasts a large lounge area for viewing the bears.
But daring visitors can get up close and personal with the bears on the raised outdoor viewing gallery and are often treated to the sights of the Northern Lights.
Every guest has their own room with a private window, and there's also an outdoor viewing area with a mesh floor where you can come even closer.
Guests here pay up to £5,000 ($7,895) to spend three nights in the mobile hotel, which takes them into polar bear habitat at the start of the viewing season, according to the website for lodge operator Natural Habitat Adventures.
**PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO THE TOURS VIA: https://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/tundra-lodge-adventure**
Where: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
When: 07 Feb 2019
Credit: Alek Komarnitsky/Natural Habitat Adventures/Cover Images
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FEATURE - Es gibt ihn wirklich: The Real Polar Express
Guests at this rolling train hotel will be hoping not to be like meals on wheels... as it's surrounded by polar bears.
The Tundra Lodge Rolling Hotel in Manitoba, Canada, is a custom rolling getaway where guests can enjoy regular visits from the giant Arctic animals.
Guests can stay warm from the comfort of one of 32 rooms on-board the train - which boasts a large lounge area for viewing the bears.
But daring visitors can get up close and personal with the bears on the raised outdoor viewing gallery and are often treated to the sights of the Northern Lights.
Every guest has their own room with a private window, and there's also an outdoor viewing area with a mesh floor where you can come even closer.
Guests here pay up to £5,000 ($7,895) to spend three nights in the mobile hotel, which takes them into polar bear habitat at the start of the viewing season, according to the website for lodge operator Natural Habitat Adventures.
**PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO THE TOURS VIA: https://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/tundra-lodge-adventure**
Where: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
When: 07 Feb 2019
Credit: Alek Komarnitsky/Natural Habitat Adventures/Cover Images
**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS PROHIBITED. COVER IMAGES DOES NOT CLAIM ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE MATERIALS. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.** (FOTO: DUKAS/COVER IMAGES)
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FEATURE - Es gibt ihn wirklich: The Real Polar Express
Guests at this rolling train hotel will be hoping not to be like meals on wheels... as it's surrounded by polar bears.
The Tundra Lodge Rolling Hotel in Manitoba, Canada, is a custom rolling getaway where guests can enjoy regular visits from the giant Arctic animals.
Guests can stay warm from the comfort of one of 32 rooms on-board the train - which boasts a large lounge area for viewing the bears.
But daring visitors can get up close and personal with the bears on the raised outdoor viewing gallery and are often treated to the sights of the Northern Lights.
Every guest has their own room with a private window, and there's also an outdoor viewing area with a mesh floor where you can come even closer.
Guests here pay up to £5,000 ($7,895) to spend three nights in the mobile hotel, which takes them into polar bear habitat at the start of the viewing season, according to the website for lodge operator Natural Habitat Adventures.
**PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO THE TOURS VIA: https://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/tundra-lodge-adventure**
Where: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
When: 07 Feb 2019
Credit: Alek Komarnitsky/Natural Habitat Adventures/Cover Images
**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS PROHIBITED. COVER IMAGES DOES NOT CLAIM ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE MATERIALS. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.** (FOTO: DUKAS/COVER IMAGES)
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FEATURE - Es gibt ihn wirklich: The Real Polar Express
Guests at this rolling train hotel will be hoping not to be like meals on wheels... as it's surrounded by polar bears.
The Tundra Lodge Rolling Hotel in Manitoba, Canada, is a custom rolling getaway where guests can enjoy regular visits from the giant Arctic animals.
Guests can stay warm from the comfort of one of 32 rooms on-board the train - which boasts a large lounge area for viewing the bears.
But daring visitors can get up close and personal with the bears on the raised outdoor viewing gallery and are often treated to the sights of the Northern Lights.
Every guest has their own room with a private window, and there's also an outdoor viewing area with a mesh floor where you can come even closer.
Guests here pay up to £5,000 ($7,895) to spend three nights in the mobile hotel, which takes them into polar bear habitat at the start of the viewing season, according to the website for lodge operator Natural Habitat Adventures.
**PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO THE TOURS VIA: https://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/tundra-lodge-adventure**
Where: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
When: 07 Feb 2019
Credit: Brad Josephs/Natural Habitat Adventures/Cover Images
**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS PROHIBITED. COVER IMAGES DOES NOT CLAIM ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE MATERIALS. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.** (FOTO: DUKAS/COVER IMAGES)
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FEATURE - Es gibt ihn wirklich: The Real Polar Express
Guests at this rolling train hotel will be hoping not to be like meals on wheels... as it's surrounded by polar bears.
The Tundra Lodge Rolling Hotel in Manitoba, Canada, is a custom rolling getaway where guests can enjoy regular visits from the giant Arctic animals.
Guests can stay warm from the comfort of one of 32 rooms on-board the train - which boasts a large lounge area for viewing the bears.
But daring visitors can get up close and personal with the bears on the raised outdoor viewing gallery and are often treated to the sights of the Northern Lights.
Every guest has their own room with a private window, and there's also an outdoor viewing area with a mesh floor where you can come even closer.
Guests here pay up to £5,000 ($7,895) to spend three nights in the mobile hotel, which takes them into polar bear habitat at the start of the viewing season, according to the website for lodge operator Natural Habitat Adventures.
**PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO THE TOURS VIA: https://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/tundra-lodge-adventure**
Where: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
When: 07 Feb 2019
Credit: Brad Josephs/Natural Habitat Adventures/Cover Images
**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS PROHIBITED. COVER IMAGES DOES NOT CLAIM ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE MATERIALS. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.** (FOTO: DUKAS/COVER IMAGES)
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FEATURE - Es gibt ihn wirklich: The Real Polar Express
Guests at this rolling train hotel will be hoping not to be like meals on wheels... as it's surrounded by polar bears.
The Tundra Lodge Rolling Hotel in Manitoba, Canada, is a custom rolling getaway where guests can enjoy regular visits from the giant Arctic animals.
Guests can stay warm from the comfort of one of 32 rooms on-board the train - which boasts a large lounge area for viewing the bears.
But daring visitors can get up close and personal with the bears on the raised outdoor viewing gallery and are often treated to the sights of the Northern Lights.
Every guest has their own room with a private window, and there's also an outdoor viewing area with a mesh floor where you can come even closer.
Guests here pay up to £5,000 ($7,895) to spend three nights in the mobile hotel, which takes them into polar bear habitat at the start of the viewing season, according to the website for lodge operator Natural Habitat Adventures.
**PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO THE TOURS VIA: https://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/tundra-lodge-adventure**
Where: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
When: 07 Feb 2019
Credit: Brad Josephs/Natural Habitat Adventures/Cover Images
**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS PROHIBITED. COVER IMAGES DOES NOT CLAIM ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE MATERIALS. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.** (FOTO: DUKAS/COVER IMAGES)
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FEATURE - Es gibt ihn wirklich: The Real Polar Express
Guests at this rolling train hotel will be hoping not to be like meals on wheels... as it's surrounded by polar bears.
The Tundra Lodge Rolling Hotel in Manitoba, Canada, is a custom rolling getaway where guests can enjoy regular visits from the giant Arctic animals.
Guests can stay warm from the comfort of one of 32 rooms on-board the train - which boasts a large lounge area for viewing the bears.
But daring visitors can get up close and personal with the bears on the raised outdoor viewing gallery and are often treated to the sights of the Northern Lights.
Every guest has their own room with a private window, and there's also an outdoor viewing area with a mesh floor where you can come even closer.
Guests here pay up to £5,000 ($7,895) to spend three nights in the mobile hotel, which takes them into polar bear habitat at the start of the viewing season, according to the website for lodge operator Natural Habitat Adventures.
**PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO THE TOURS VIA: https://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/tundra-lodge-adventure**
Where: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
When: 07 Feb 2019
Credit: Brad Josephs/Natural Habitat Adventures/Cover Images
**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS PROHIBITED. COVER IMAGES DOES NOT CLAIM ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE MATERIALS. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.** (FOTO: DUKAS/COVER IMAGES)
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FEATURE - Es gibt ihn wirklich: The Real Polar Express
Guests at this rolling train hotel will be hoping not to be like meals on wheels... as it's surrounded by polar bears.
The Tundra Lodge Rolling Hotel in Manitoba, Canada, is a custom rolling getaway where guests can enjoy regular visits from the giant Arctic animals.
Guests can stay warm from the comfort of one of 32 rooms on-board the train - which boasts a large lounge area for viewing the bears.
But daring visitors can get up close and personal with the bears on the raised outdoor viewing gallery and are often treated to the sights of the Northern Lights.
Every guest has their own room with a private window, and there's also an outdoor viewing area with a mesh floor where you can come even closer.
Guests here pay up to £5,000 ($7,895) to spend three nights in the mobile hotel, which takes them into polar bear habitat at the start of the viewing season, according to the website for lodge operator Natural Habitat Adventures.
**PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO THE TOURS VIA: https://www.nathab.com/polar-bear-tours/tundra-lodge-adventure**
Where: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
When: 07 Feb 2019
Credit: Colin McNulty/Natural Habitat Adventures/Cover Images
**EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS PROHIBITED. COVER IMAGES DOES NOT CLAIM ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE MATERIALS. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND/OR SUPPLIER.** (FOTO: DUKAS/COVER IMAGES)
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A float plane at the end of a jetty, at sunrise, in Egenolf Lake in northern Manitoba, Canada
A float plane at the end of a jetty, at sunrise, in Egenolf Lake in northern Manitoba, Canada, North America
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Ein kleines Haus in einem Rapsfeld *** Local Caption *** (FOTO: DUKAS/ACTIONPRESS)
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Bienenkšrbe in einem Rapsfeld *** Local Caption *** (FOTO: DUKAS/ACTIONPRESS)
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Alert polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the rocky, sub-arctic shoreline of the Hudson Bay north of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada
Alert polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the rocky, sub-arctic shoreline of the Hudson Bay north of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada, North America
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Sunrise over the semi-frozen Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Canada
Sunrise over the semi-frozen Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Canada, North America
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stuart Forster/REX/Shutterstock (9350810h)
The northern lights dancing in the night sky above Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. The northern lights (aurora borealis) are caused by electrically charged particles from the sun entering the Earth's atmosphere.
Northern Lights in Manitoba, Canada - 13 Oct 2016
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Alert polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on sub-arctic tundra grassland north of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada
Alert polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on sub-arctic tundra grassland north of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada, North America
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FEATURE - Wunderschöne Polar-Bäre
POLAR BEAR in evening light Ursus maritimus near Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada
Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30% by around the middle of the century as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said in the most detailed review of the predators to date.
The report, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, estimated there are between 22,000 and 31,000 polar bears in the Arctic and said they will be increasingly vulnerable as their habitat shrinks.
"Climate change will continue to seriously threaten polar bear survival in the future," Inger Andersen, IUCN Director General, said of the study, based on updated counts and new projections of sea ice since a previous review in 2008.
It said there was a high probability that "the global polar bear population will decline by more than 30% over the next 35 to 40 years", broadly reaffirming findings from 2008. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Polar Bear & Northern Lights, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada.
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Portrait of a Polar Bear Ursus maritimus standing on a snow covered hill in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada with a dark gray sky in the background.
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FEATURE - Wunderschöne Polar-Bäre
CANADA, MANITOBA, NEAR CHURCHILL, POLAR BEARS WALKING ON SEA ICE, POLAR BEAR (URSUS MARITIMUS)
Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30% by around the middle of the century as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said in the most detailed review of the predators to date.
The report, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, estimated there are between 22,000 and 31,000 polar bears in the Arctic and said they will be increasingly vulnerable as their habitat shrinks.
"Climate change will continue to seriously threaten polar bear survival in the future," Inger Andersen, IUCN Director General, said of the study, based on updated counts and new projections of sea ice since a previous review in 2008.
It said there was a high probability that "the global polar bear population will decline by more than 30% over the next 35 to 40 years", broadly reaffirming findings from 2008. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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FEATURE - Wunderschöne Polar-Bäre
CANADA, MANITOBA, NEAR CHURCHILL, TUNDRA, POLAR BEAR SILHOUETTED AT SUNSET, POLAR BEAR (URSUS MARITIMUS)
Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30% by around the middle of the century as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said in the most detailed review of the predators to date.
The report, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, estimated there are between 22,000 and 31,000 polar bears in the Arctic and said they will be increasingly vulnerable as their habitat shrinks.
"Climate change will continue to seriously threaten polar bear survival in the future," Inger Andersen, IUCN Director General, said of the study, based on updated counts and new projections of sea ice since a previous review in 2008.
It said there was a high probability that "the global polar bear population will decline by more than 30% over the next 35 to 40 years", broadly reaffirming findings from 2008. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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FEATURE - Wunderschöne Polar-Bäre
CANADA, MANITOBA, NEAR CHURCHILL, POLAR BEAR MOTHER WITH CUBS (ABOUT TWO YEARS OLD)
Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30% by around the middle of the century as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said in the most detailed review of the predators to date.
The report, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, estimated there are between 22,000 and 31,000 polar bears in the Arctic and said they will be increasingly vulnerable as their habitat shrinks.
"Climate change will continue to seriously threaten polar bear survival in the future," Inger Andersen, IUCN Director General, said of the study, based on updated counts and new projections of sea ice since a previous review in 2008.
It said there was a high probability that "the global polar bear population will decline by more than 30% over the next 35 to 40 years", broadly reaffirming findings from 2008. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall Royal Tour of Canada - 21 May 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX (3766874dc)
Prince Charles at The Aviation in Manitoba event at Stevenson Hanger
Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall Royal Tour of Canada - 21 May 2014
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Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall Royal Tour of Canada - 21 May 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX (3766874db)
Prince Charles at The Aviation in Manitoba event at Stevenson Hanger
Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall Royal Tour of Canada - 21 May 2014
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Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall Royal Tour of Canada - 21 May 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tim Rooke/REX (3766874cy)
Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall at The Aviation in Manitoba event at Stevenson Hanger
Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall Royal Tour of Canada - 21 May 2014
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Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Christine Haines/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines/REX (3685663f)
The mother and the cub peeked out on day eight
Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/oqvj
After wildlife photographer Christine Haines spent eight days watching a polar bear den, she thought she was out of luck in catching sight of them.
However her patience in the biting cold of the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada was rewarded when she managed to steal a few snaps of a first a cub, then its mother peeking out of their hole.
Christine explains: "I was there to photograph polar bear mothers and cubs emerging from their den. I watched a den for eight days in minus 40 deg temps with wind chill.
"The 8th day they both finally peeked out of the den at sunset. The mother was sniffing the air to check for any danger like wolves"
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Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Christine Haines/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines/REX (3685663e)
The mother and the cub peeked out on day eight
Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/oqvj
After wildlife photographer Christine Haines spent eight days watching a polar bear den, she thought she was out of luck in catching sight of them.
However her patience in the biting cold of the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada was rewarded when she managed to steal a few snaps of a first a cub, then its mother peeking out of their hole.
Christine explains: "I was there to photograph polar bear mothers and cubs emerging from their den. I watched a den for eight days in minus 40 deg temps with wind chill.
"The 8th day they both finally peeked out of the den at sunset. The mother was sniffing the air to check for any danger like wolves"
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Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Christine Haines/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines/REX (3685663d)
The mother and the cub peeked out on day eight
Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/oqvj
After wildlife photographer Christine Haines spent eight days watching a polar bear den, she thought she was out of luck in catching sight of them.
However her patience in the biting cold of the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada was rewarded when she managed to steal a few snaps of a first a cub, then its mother peeking out of their hole.
Christine explains: "I was there to photograph polar bear mothers and cubs emerging from their den. I watched a den for eight days in minus 40 deg temps with wind chill.
"The 8th day they both finally peeked out of the den at sunset. The mother was sniffing the air to check for any danger like wolves"
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Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Christine Haines/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines/REX (3685663a)
'Playing Peek-a-Boo with the Photographer'. A cub peeks out of the den after Christine Haines waited seven days
Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/oqvj
After wildlife photographer Christine Haines spent eight days watching a polar bear den, she thought she was out of luck in catching sight of them.
However her patience in the biting cold of the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada was rewarded when she managed to steal a few snaps of a first a cub, then its mother peeking out of their hole.
Christine explains: "I was there to photograph polar bear mothers and cubs emerging from their den. I watched a den for eight days in minus 40 deg temps with wind chill.
"The 8th day they both finally peeked out of the den at sunset. The mother was sniffing the air to check for any danger like wolves"
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Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Christine Haines/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines/REX (3685663c)
The mother and the cub peeked out on day eight
Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/oqvj
After wildlife photographer Christine Haines spent eight days watching a polar bear den, she thought she was out of luck in catching sight of them.
However her patience in the biting cold of the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada was rewarded when she managed to steal a few snaps of a first a cub, then its mother peeking out of their hole.
Christine explains: "I was there to photograph polar bear mothers and cubs emerging from their den. I watched a den for eight days in minus 40 deg temps with wind chill.
"The 8th day they both finally peeked out of the den at sunset. The mother was sniffing the air to check for any danger like wolves"
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Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Christine Haines/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines/REX (3685663b)
The mother and the cub peeked out on day eight
Polar bear mother and cub peer out from den,Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada - Mar 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/oqvj
After wildlife photographer Christine Haines spent eight days watching a polar bear den, she thought she was out of luck in catching sight of them.
However her patience in the biting cold of the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada was rewarded when she managed to steal a few snaps of a first a cub, then its mother peeking out of their hole.
Christine explains: "I was there to photograph polar bear mothers and cubs emerging from their den. I watched a den for eight days in minus 40 deg temps with wind chill.
"The 8th day they both finally peeked out of the den at sunset. The mother was sniffing the air to check for any danger like wolves"
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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
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This is the moment a starving half-tonne polar bear resorts to licking oil and grease from the underside of bus in a desperate attempt to find a meal in Hudson Bay, Canada.
The enormous mother bear was driven to the last-ditch act after going hungry for a five months due to a lack of food.
Polar bears normally feed on seals caught on huge sections of sea ice - but when the ice melts in the summer months they are forced back to land where food is scarce.
So hungry was the mother that she and her cub were forced to feast on the lubricants on the undercarriage and wheels of a tourist sightseeing bus.
Thankfully the tour company have realised the bizarre feeding habits of the bears and opted to use 'edible' oils that do not harm them.
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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
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This is the moment a starving half-tonne polar bear resorts to licking oil and grease from the underside of bus in a desperate attempt to find a meal in Hudson Bay, Canada.
The enormous mother bear was driven to the last-ditch act after going hungry for a five months due to a lack of food.
Polar bears normally feed on seals caught on huge sections of sea ice - but when the ice melts in the summer months they are forced back to land where food is scarce.
So hungry was the mother that she and her cub were forced to feast on the lubricants on the undercarriage and wheels of a tourist sightseeing bus.
Thankfully the tour company have realised the bizarre feeding habits of the bears and opted to use 'edible' oils that do not harm them.
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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: DonJohnston/BNPS
***Please use full byline***
This is the moment a starving half-tonne polar bear resorts to licking oil and grease from the underside of bus in a desperate attempt to find a meal in Hudson Bay, Canada.
The enormous mother bear was driven to the last-ditch act after going hungry for a five months due to a lack of food.
Polar bears normally feed on seals caught on huge sections of sea ice - but when the ice melts in the summer months they are forced back to land where food is scarce.
So hungry was the mother that she and her cub were forced to feast on the lubricants on the undercarriage and wheels of a tourist sightseeing bus.
Thankfully the tour company have realised the bizarre feeding habits of the bears and opted to use 'edible' oils that do not harm them.
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This is the moment a starving half-tonne polar bear resorts to licking oil and grease from the underside of bus in a desperate attempt to find a meal in Hudson Bay, Canada.
The enormous mother bear was driven to the last-ditch act after going hungry for a five months due to a lack of food.
Polar bears normally feed on seals caught on huge sections of sea ice - but when the ice melts in the summer months they are forced back to land where food is scarce.
So hungry was the mother that she and her cub were forced to feast on the lubricants on the undercarriage and wheels of a tourist sightseeing bus.
Thankfully the tour company have realised the bizarre feeding habits of the bears and opted to use 'edible' oils that do not harm them.
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This is the moment a starving half-tonne polar bear resorts to licking oil and grease from the underside of bus in a desperate attempt to find a meal in Hudson Bay, Canada.
The enormous mother bear was driven to the last-ditch act after going hungry for a five months due to a lack of food.
Polar bears normally feed on seals caught on huge sections of sea ice - but when the ice melts in the summer months they are forced back to land where food is scarce.
So hungry was the mother that she and her cub were forced to feast on the lubricants on the undercarriage and wheels of a tourist sightseeing bus.
Thankfully the tour company have realised the bizarre feeding habits of the bears and opted to use 'edible' oils that do not harm them.
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This is the moment a starving half-tonne polar bear resorts to licking oil and grease from the underside of bus in a desperate attempt to find a meal in Hudson Bay, Canada.
The enormous mother bear was driven to the last-ditch act after going hungry for a five months due to a lack of food.
Polar bears normally feed on seals caught on huge sections of sea ice - but when the ice melts in the summer months they are forced back to land where food is scarce.
So hungry was the mother that she and her cub were forced to feast on the lubricants on the undercarriage and wheels of a tourist sightseeing bus.
Thankfully the tour company have realised the bizarre feeding habits of the bears and opted to use 'edible' oils that do not harm them.
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This is the moment a starving half-tonne polar bear resorts to licking oil and grease from the underside of bus in a desperate attempt to find a meal in Hudson Bay, Canada.
The enormous mother bear was driven to the last-ditch act after going hungry for a five months due to a lack of food.
Polar bears normally feed on seals caught on huge sections of sea ice - but when the ice melts in the summer months they are forced back to land where food is scarce.
So hungry was the mother that she and her cub were forced to feast on the lubricants on the undercarriage and wheels of a tourist sightseeing bus.
Thankfully the tour company have realised the bizarre feeding habits of the bears and opted to use 'edible' oils that do not harm them.
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This is the moment a starving half-tonne polar bear resorts to licking oil and grease from the underside of bus in a desperate attempt to find a meal in Hudson Bay, Canada.
The enormous mother bear was driven to the last-ditch act after going hungry for a five months due to a lack of food.
Polar bears normally feed on seals caught on huge sections of sea ice - but when the ice melts in the summer months they are forced back to land where food is scarce.
So hungry was the mother that she and her cub were forced to feast on the lubricants on the undercarriage and wheels of a tourist sightseeing bus.
Thankfully the tour company have realised the bizarre feeding habits of the bears and opted to use 'edible' oils that do not harm them.
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World News - Oct. 30, 2013
Oct. 30, 2013 - Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with cubs in water in sub-arctic Wager Bay near Hudson Bay, Churchill area, Manitoba, Northern Canada. (Credit Image: © Dennis Fast - Vwpics/VW Pics/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada - Nov 2012
CREDIT PICTURES BY: Jeff Friesen/Rex Features
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeff Friesen / Rex Features (1975003j)
Golden Harvest, Manitoba was taken on a farm on the outskirts of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Model Train Crosses Canada In Amazing Photography Project
A stunning photography project showing a train crossing Canada is made even more amazing by the fact the train is just two inches tall.
Jeff Friesen's work captures the travels of a GBP 950 scale model vintage 1955 streamliner passenger train against picturesque landscapes.
Entitled The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada, the series evolved from Jeff's wish to show off his native country.
He explains: "I started The Canadian project to show Canada from an unexpected vantage point.
"The journey has a surprise twist: I carry the train rather than it carrying me. At just two inches (5 cm) tall, it fits into a shopping bag.
"While it is tempting to document such a huge country from a helicopter or plane (in fact, it has been done several times) I wanted to get closer to the heart of the land. Two inches off the ground seemed about right.
"The model train provides a vehicle for the journey's visual narrative, linking far places with a ribbon of tiny steel rails. The train has its own resonance: a ghost from the past, it is an exact scaled-down replica of the 1955 Streamliner that was first named "The Canadian," which travelled the route between Montreal and Vancouver.
"There is some peril in introducing a model train to the full scale world. In Nova Scotia the train fell into a fast moving stream and was quickly carried to the Atlantic shore. In Ontario's Algonquin Park the train fell off a log into a marsh of thick mud and dark water. I had to feel for the train in the bog's murky depths...the train wasn't the only thing down there. In Ottawa I was setting up the train behind the Parliament Buildings and was ...
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The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada - Nov 2012
CREDIT PICTURES BY: Jeff Friesen/Rex Features
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeff Friesen / Rex Features (1975003p)
Prairie Light, Manitoba was taken on a fam near Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Model Train Crosses Canada In Amazing Photography Project
A stunning photography project showing a train crossing Canada is made even more amazing by the fact the train is just two inches tall.
Jeff Friesen's work captures the travels of a GBP 950 scale model vintage 1955 streamliner passenger train against picturesque landscapes.
Entitled The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada, the series evolved from Jeff's wish to show off his native country.
He explains: "I started The Canadian project to show Canada from an unexpected vantage point.
"The journey has a surprise twist: I carry the train rather than it carrying me. At just two inches (5 cm) tall, it fits into a shopping bag.
"While it is tempting to document such a huge country from a helicopter or plane (in fact, it has been done several times) I wanted to get closer to the heart of the land. Two inches off the ground seemed about right.
"The model train provides a vehicle for the journey's visual narrative, linking far places with a ribbon of tiny steel rails. The train has its own resonance: a ghost from the past, it is an exact scaled-down replica of the 1955 Streamliner that was first named "The Canadian," which travelled the route between Montreal and Vancouver.
"There is some peril in introducing a model train to the full scale world. In Nova Scotia the train fell into a fast moving stream and was quickly carried to the Atlantic shore. In Ontario's Algonquin Park the train fell off a log into a marsh of thick mud and dark water. I had to feel for the train in the bog's murky depths...the train wasn't the only thing down there. In Ottawa I was setting up the train behind the Parliament Buildings and was quickly approached...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CTBSHHMAE
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The Canadian: Ghost Train crossing Canada - Nov 2012
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Prairie Light, Manitoba was taken on a farm near Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The Canadian: Ghost Train crossing Canada - Nov 2012
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A stunning photography project showing a train crossing Canada is made even more amazing by the fact the train is just two inches tall.
Jeff Friesen's work captures the travels of a scale model vintage 1955 streamliner passenger train against picturesque landscapes.
Entitled The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada, the series evolved from Jeff's wish to show off his native country.
He explains: "I started The Canadian project to show Canada from an unexpected vantage point.
"The journey has a surprise twist: I carry the train rather than it carrying me. At just two inches (5 cm) tall, it fits into a shopping bag..
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The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada - Nov 2012
CREDIT PICTURES BY: Jeff Friesen/Rex Features
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeff Friesen / Rex Features (1975003j)
Golden Harvest, Manitoba was taken on a farm on the outskirts of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Model Train Crosses Canada In Amazing Photography Project
A stunning photography project showing a train crossing Canada is made even more amazing by the fact the train is just two inches tall.
Jeff Friesen's work captures the travels of a GBP 950 scale model vintage 1955 streamliner passenger train against picturesque landscapes.
Entitled The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada, the series evolved from Jeff's wish to show off his native country.
He explains: "I started The Canadian project to show Canada from an unexpected vantage point.
"The journey has a surprise twist: I carry the train rather than it carrying me. At just two inches (5 cm) tall, it fits into a shopping bag.
"While it is tempting to document such a huge country from a helicopter or plane (in fact, it has been done several times) I wanted to get closer to the heart of the land. Two inches off the ground seemed about right.
"The model train provides a vehicle for the journey's visual narrative, linking far places with a ribbon of tiny steel rails. The train has its own resonance: a ghost from the past, it is an exact scaled-down replica of the 1955 Streamliner that was first named "The Canadian," which travelled the route between Montreal and Vancouver.
"There is some peril in introducing a model train to the full scale world. In Nova Scotia the train fell into a fast moving stream and was quickly carried to the Atlantic shore. In Ontario's Algonquin Park the train fell off a log into a marsh of thick mud and dark water. I had to feel for the train in the bog's murky depths...the train wasn't the only thing down there. In Ottawa I was setting up the train behind the Parliament Buildings and was ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CTBSHHMAE
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The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada - Nov 2012
CREDIT PICTURES BY: Jeff Friesen/Rex Features
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeff Friesen / Rex Features (1975003p)
Prairie Light, Manitoba was taken on a fam near Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Model Train Crosses Canada In Amazing Photography Project
A stunning photography project showing a train crossing Canada is made even more amazing by the fact the train is just two inches tall.
Jeff Friesen's work captures the travels of a GBP 950 scale model vintage 1955 streamliner passenger train against picturesque landscapes.
Entitled The Canadian: Ghost Train Crossing Canada, the series evolved from Jeff's wish to show off his native country.
He explains: "I started The Canadian project to show Canada from an unexpected vantage point.
"The journey has a surprise twist: I carry the train rather than it carrying me. At just two inches (5 cm) tall, it fits into a shopping bag.
"While it is tempting to document such a huge country from a helicopter or plane (in fact, it has been done several times) I wanted to get closer to the heart of the land. Two inches off the ground seemed about right.
"The model train provides a vehicle for the journey's visual narrative, linking far places with a ribbon of tiny steel rails. The train has its own resonance: a ghost from the past, it is an exact scaled-down replica of the 1955 Streamliner that was first named "The Canadian," which travelled the route between Montreal and Vancouver.
"There is some peril in introducing a model train to the full scale world. In Nova Scotia the train fell into a fast moving stream and was quickly carried to the Atlantic shore. In Ontario's Algonquin Park the train fell off a log into a marsh of thick mud and dark water. I had to feel for the train in the bog's murky depths...the train wasn't the only thing down there. In Ottawa I was setting up the train behind the Parliament Buildings and was quickly approached...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CTBSHHMAE
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Polar bear mother and cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - 06 Mar 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines / Rex Features (1673853k)
Mother's Love: Cheeky Cubs Crawl On Polar Bear Mother
It is a patience only a mother could display - two cheeky polar bear cubs crawled over their dozing mum shortly after emerging from their winter den.
These cute pictures were captured last week (6 March) soon after this polar bear family crawled from their snowy hideaway for the first time.
And the youngsters wasted no time in cosying up to their mother as they enjoyed the fresh air in Churchill, on the shore of Canada's Hudson Bay.
Photographer Christine Haines says: "Only pregnant females enter maternity dens to give birth. The cubs are usually born in December and emerge in March.
"Once she has opened the den, it can take several days before she will bring them out. In this case it took six days to wait for them to merge. Our coldest day was -48 deg C with wind chill.
"In one of the photos she is looking out of her den that was constructed in the side of a hill. This was a dream come true for me to see them in their natural environment.
"The cubs are pure white when they emerge. The mother is very gentle with them. I was amazed at how gently she places her paw on them when she would roll around. Her paws our huge as you can see this in some of the photos.
"According to our guides the mother may not have eaten for 8 months. The cubs will stay with her for approximately two and a half years."
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Christine Haines/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VYPAZAJWT (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Polar bear mother and cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - 06 Mar 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines / Rex Features (1673853m)
Mother's Love: Cheeky Cubs Crawl On Polar Bear Mother
It is a patience only a mother could display - two cheeky polar bear cubs crawled over their dozing mum shortly after emerging from their winter den.
These cute pictures were captured last week (6 March) soon after this polar bear family crawled from their snowy hideaway for the first time.
And the youngsters wasted no time in cosying up to their mother as they enjoyed the fresh air in Churchill, on the shore of Canada's Hudson Bay.
Photographer Christine Haines says: "Only pregnant females enter maternity dens to give birth. The cubs are usually born in December and emerge in March.
"Once she has opened the den, it can take several days before she will bring them out. In this case it took six days to wait for them to merge. Our coldest day was -48 deg C with wind chill.
"In one of the photos she is looking out of her den that was constructed in the side of a hill. This was a dream come true for me to see them in their natural environment.
"The cubs are pure white when they emerge. The mother is very gentle with them. I was amazed at how gently she places her paw on them when she would roll around. Her paws our huge as you can see this in some of the photos.
"According to our guides the mother may not have eaten for 8 months. The cubs will stay with her for approximately two and a half years."
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Christine Haines/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VYPAZAJWT (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Polar bear mother and cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - 06 Mar 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines / Rex Features (1673853j)
Mother's Love: Cheeky Cubs Crawl On Polar Bear Mother
It is a patience only a mother could display - two cheeky polar bear cubs crawled over their dozing mum shortly after emerging from their winter den.
These cute pictures were captured last week (6 March) soon after this polar bear family crawled from their snowy hideaway for the first time.
And the youngsters wasted no time in cosying up to their mother as they enjoyed the fresh air in Churchill, on the shore of Canada's Hudson Bay.
Photographer Christine Haines says: "Only pregnant females enter maternity dens to give birth. The cubs are usually born in December and emerge in March.
"Once she has opened the den, it can take several days before she will bring them out. In this case it took six days to wait for them to merge. Our coldest day was -48 deg C with wind chill.
"In one of the photos she is looking out of her den that was constructed in the side of a hill. This was a dream come true for me to see them in their natural environment.
"The cubs are pure white when they emerge. The mother is very gentle with them. I was amazed at how gently she places her paw on them when she would roll around. Her paws our huge as you can see this in some of the photos.
"According to our guides the mother may not have eaten for 8 months. The cubs will stay with her for approximately two and a half years."
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Christine Haines/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VYPAZAJWT (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Polar bear mother and cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - 06 Mar 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines / Rex Features (1673853i)
Mother's Love: Cheeky Cubs Crawl On Polar Bear Mother
It is a patience only a mother could display - two cheeky polar bear cubs crawled over their dozing mum shortly after emerging from their winter den.
These cute pictures were captured last week (6 March) soon after this polar bear family crawled from their snowy hideaway for the first time.
And the youngsters wasted no time in cosying up to their mother as they enjoyed the fresh air in Churchill, on the shore of Canada's Hudson Bay.
Photographer Christine Haines says: "Only pregnant females enter maternity dens to give birth. The cubs are usually born in December and emerge in March.
"Once she has opened the den, it can take several days before she will bring them out. In this case it took six days to wait for them to merge. Our coldest day was -48 deg C with wind chill.
"In one of the photos she is looking out of her den that was constructed in the side of a hill. This was a dream come true for me to see them in their natural environment.
"The cubs are pure white when they emerge. The mother is very gentle with them. I was amazed at how gently she places her paw on them when she would roll around. Her paws our huge as you can see this in some of the photos.
"According to our guides the mother may not have eaten for 8 months. The cubs will stay with her for approximately two and a half years."
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Christine Haines/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VYPAZAJWT (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Polar bear mother and cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - 06 Mar 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines / Rex Features (1673853h)
Mother's Love: Cheeky Cubs Crawl On Polar Bear Mother
It is a patience only a mother could display - two cheeky polar bear cubs crawled over their dozing mum shortly after emerging from their winter den.
These cute pictures were captured last week (6 March) soon after this polar bear family crawled from their snowy hideaway for the first time.
And the youngsters wasted no time in cosying up to their mother as they enjoyed the fresh air in Churchill, on the shore of Canada's Hudson Bay.
Photographer Christine Haines says: "Only pregnant females enter maternity dens to give birth. The cubs are usually born in December and emerge in March.
"Once she has opened the den, it can take several days before she will bring them out. In this case it took six days to wait for them to merge. Our coldest day was -48 deg C with wind chill.
"In one of the photos she is looking out of her den that was constructed in the side of a hill. This was a dream come true for me to see them in their natural environment.
"The cubs are pure white when they emerge. The mother is very gentle with them. I was amazed at how gently she places her paw on them when she would roll around. Her paws our huge as you can see this in some of the photos.
"According to our guides the mother may not have eaten for 8 months. The cubs will stay with her for approximately two and a half years."
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Christine Haines/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VYPAZAJWT (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Polar bear mother and cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - 06 Mar 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christine Haines / Rex Features (1673853d)
Mother's Love: Cheeky Cubs Crawl On Polar Bear Mother
It is a patience only a mother could display - two cheeky polar bear cubs crawled over their dozing mum shortly after emerging from their winter den.
These cute pictures were captured last week (6 March) soon after this polar bear family crawled from their snowy hideaway for the first time.
And the youngsters wasted no time in cosying up to their mother as they enjoyed the fresh air in Churchill, on the shore of Canada's Hudson Bay.
Photographer Christine Haines says: "Only pregnant females enter maternity dens to give birth. The cubs are usually born in December and emerge in March.
"Once she has opened the den, it can take several days before she will bring them out. In this case it took six days to wait for them to merge. Our coldest day was -48 deg C with wind chill.
"In one of the photos she is looking out of her den that was constructed in the side of a hill. This was a dream come true for me to see them in their natural environment.
"The cubs are pure white when they emerge. The mother is very gentle with them. I was amazed at how gently she places her paw on them when she would roll around. Her paws our huge as you can see this in some of the photos.
"According to our guides the mother may not have eaten for 8 months. The cubs will stay with her for approximately two and a half years."
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Christine Haines/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/VYPAZAJWT (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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