Arctic Animal Pictures

Polar Bear Walking Across Frozen Tundra Churchill Manitoba

The frozen tundra creates the ideal surface for walking for the Polar Bears who reside around the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

As a Polar Bear roams across the frozen tundra in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada, his front feet seem to lag across the ice with each step. In reality, his huge paws with black pads on the base and fur between each toe ...

Polar Bear Peering From Behind Tundra Bush Churchill

Peering from behind the tundra bush, a Polar Bear in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba scans the area to see what type of human interference has arrived.

As a Polar Bear emerges from behind the thick bush across the tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada, he stops to peer out to see what lies ahead. One never knows when a polar bear will be lurking around the tundra bush or be p ...

Polar Bear Massive Paws Picture

A Polar Bear is the largest land carnivore in the world and its massive paws and claws are easily matched to its size as seen in this picture taken in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area.

Standing on the partially snow covered tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba, we were able to capture a picture of the paws and claws on this adult Polar Bear. The feet on a polar bear are five-toed paws and can reach 12 in ...

Polar Bear Near Camp Nanuq Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba

A Polar Bear is getting too close to civilization as he nears Camp Nanuq located along the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

Patiently waiting for the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba to freeze and become cold enough for this polar bear to hunt ringed seals, he wanders across the tundra near Camp Nanuq to scrounge for food. The odors which emerge from the kitchen at Camp Nanuq a ...

Polar Bear Hudson Bay Rocky Coastline Churchill Manitoba

Climbing along the rocky coastline near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear scouts out the area waiting for the temperatures to drop.

The Hudson Bay adorns the backdrop in this picture but it is still not frozen for the polar bears to set out on the ice and search for Ringed Seals. While waiting, this Polar Bear travels along the rocky coastline with ears perked listening for unusual sound ...

Churchill Manitoba Wildlife Picture Camp Nanuq Hudson Bay

A close up picture of a Polar Bear with the sun reflecting off its fur heading towards Camp Nanuq in the Hudson Bay region of Churchill, Manitoba. Wildlife is often seen trying to find scraps of food near the camps but are deterred by cracker guns.

The winter sunlight glistens off the snow white fur coat of a polar bear who was seen near Camp Nanuq in the Hudson Bay region in Churchill, Manitoba. A beautiful species of wildlife, a Polar Bear is one of the world's largest land carnivores and are consid ...

Ringed Seal Polar Bear Meal Frozen Lake Hudson Bay Manitoba

Near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear has dragged his meal of Ringed Seal to the surface of a frozen lake to enjoy.

This polar bear has waited many months for the ice to become thick enough along the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba in order for him to catch a meal of Ringed Seal. After his catch, he carried the Ringed Seal to a frozen lake where he finds ...

Polar Bear Crossing Near Tourists Churchill Manitoba

As a group of tourists remain parked on the road and prepare their cameras in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear crossing the road behind them becomes within close enough range for both the bear and the tourists.

While Polar Bear watching in Churchill, Manitoba, tourists get a close encounter with a polar bear who has emerged from the tundra and decides crossing the gravel road is the next leg of his journey. The tourists are thrilled with being this close to a Pola ...

Polar Bear Hudson Bay Tundra Churchill Manitoba

As the snow begins to blanket the tundra near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear sniffs out the area for any signs of food.

The snow has finally begun to cover the barren tundra along the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba which is what this Polar Bear has been waiting for. As the colder temperatures bring in the ice and snow, the polar bear will then stop foraging ...

Icy Hudson Bay Coastline Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba

The coastline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba has become very icy, making this region paradise for a Polar Bear looking for food in the winter.

The coastline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba has finally taken on its winter appearance, making the icy shores ideal for a polar bear. The rough icy ridges make it difficult for humans to trek across, but this landscape is what a Polar Bear is acc ...

Mother Polar Bear With Cub Churchill Wildlife Management Area

A mother Polar Bear keeps close contact with her cub who nuzzles in under her chin in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

As a tundra buggy tour in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada nears, a mother polar bear stays very close to her cub. With the cub nestled against her legs, the mother will do anything necessary to protect her cub if there is any sign ...

Hudson Bay Coastline Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba

As winter slowly moves into Churchill, Manitoba, the coastline of the Hudson Bay begins to take on its icy appearance. Once this coastline is frozen enough, the Polar Bear will stop foraging along the shore and head out onto the water for a Ringed Seal.

The coastline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba has not reached its maximum freezing point, only the edges of the shores have begun to freeze, leaving the polar bear to scour up and down for any food. While the Polar Bear waits patiently for his firs ...

Polar Bear Winter Meal Churchill Manitoba Canada

On a frozen lake in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada, a Polar Bear enjoys his meal of Ringed Seal. Winter has once again arrived in Churchill, keeping this Polar Bear happy with one of his first solid meals in months.

The lakes and landscape around Churchill, Manitoba in Canada have finally become frozen and blanketed with a layer of ice where this polar bear enjoys one of his first winter meals. This meal of Ringed Seal is a favorite for the Polar Bear and after a long ...

Polar Bear Winter Snow Storm Churchill Manitoba

A winter snow storm has finally arrived in Churchill, Manitoba, giving this Polar Bear a glimpse of hope for the meals he has been patiently waiting for.

A snow storm has finally arrived in Churchill, Manitoba which is what this polar bear has been waiting months for so that he can head to the shores of the Hudson Bay for a good meal of ringed seals. The snow on the tundra across the Churchill Wildlife Manag ...

Mother Polar Bear Protection Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba

Protection is the number one concern for any mother, but a Polar Bear will keep her cub safe anyway she knows how while being watched by humans who are on a tour to the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

A Polar Bear cub knows that the protection of its mother is very important and will stay close if feeling threatened in anyway. The mother hovers over her cub as this is its first time seeing human faces staring at it from the windows of a Tundra ...

Frozen Tundra Churchill

A Polar Bear strolls across the frozen, snow covered tundra in Churchill, Manitoba always on alert for any unusual activity.

A large Polar Bear glances to the side for the ideal photo opportunity as he slowly makes his way across the frozen tundra in Churchill, Manitoba. Polar Bear tours on large tundra vehicles are available that take you across the frozen landscape t ...

White Wolf

The white fur of this Arctic Wolf is not very good camouflage in the summer months in Alaska, USA.

This beautiful white colored animal known as an Arctic Wolf cools off under a tree to get out of the summer sun in Alaska, USA. The Arctic Wolf can survive and handle the extremely cold Arctic winters which it prefers to some of the long, warm af ...

Sleepy Bear Churchill

A sleepy looking Polar Bear decides to lay down on an ice mound in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

A Polar Bear decides that he is rather sleepy and rests on the remains of the ice that covers the landscape in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. This sleepy bear gives us the opportune time to snap some pictures but one should always be aware that a ...

Polar Bears Tour Manitoba

While on a tour in Churchill, Manitoba we caught sight of two young Polar Bears having a friendly sparring match.

You never know what you will see Polar Bears doing in their natural environment while on a tour in Churchill, Manitoba. These two younger Polar Bears are having a friendly sparring match on the snow and ice covered tundra in Churchill. Polar Bear ...

Polar Bear Trio Manitoba

A Polar Bear trio decided to make their way into Churchill, Manitoba to see what they can find by this building.

When wandering around the town of Churchill, Manitoba do not be surprised if you cross paths with a Polar Bear or two as there are times that these bears are in search for food in town. This trio peacefully checks out the area around this buildin ...

Polar Bears fighting Churchill

Two Polar Bears will spar to see who wins the war on the cold tundra in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

Whether these two Polar Bears are in the midst of a real war or whether they are just having a friendly wrestle is yet to be seen. When Polar Bears are playing it is a delight to watch but if a fierce war is happening the outcome is not a pretty ...

Bear Fight Churchill

Consider yourself lucky if you get to watch a Polar Bear fight in Churchill, Manitoba on the Polar Bear Adventure Tours.

One of these Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba will be the loser in this fight and will either walk away gracefully, seriously injured or the next meal for the winner. A Polar Bear fight usually breaks out because of a mating issue or over a foo ...

Polar Bear Bus Churchill Manitoba

A polar bear decides to look through the window of a tour bus in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

People on this tour bus get a close up look at a Polar Bear as he decides to sneak a peek through the window to see what is looking out at him. While Polar Bear watching in Churchill, Manitoba, you will not get any closer than this to a Polar Bea ...

Polar Bear Family Churchill

In a single file line, the mother Polar Bear shows the rest of her family the way in Churchill, Manitoba.

A Polar Bear family has the mother in the lead with her two cubs following closely behind as they cross the snow covered tundra in Churchill, Manitoba. The young Polar Bear at the end of the line keeps a close eye on us as we capture a family por ...

Ptarmigan

Winter time in Churchill, Manitoba is extremely cold and the plumage of the Ptarmigan changes to white.

As seasons change, so does the plumage of a Ptarmigan therefore always being camouflaged from any enemies. Their feathers moult from white in the winter and then brown in the spring or summer. The Ptarmigan resides on rocky mountainsides or tundr ...

Polar Bears Sparring Churchill

These polar bears seem to be having a small discussion before the sparring match begins in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

Churchill, Manitoba is the Polar Bear capital of the world and Tundra Buggy tours are an excellent way to see the Polar Bears in action. These two particular Polar Bears are about to begin a sparring match which is generally about mates and if yo ...

Polar Bears Nunavut

Polar Bear family along the Nunavut coastline.

Polar Bear mom with two cubs walking over the ice along the Nunavut coastline. Polar Bears, Icefloe, Nunavut, Ursus maritimus Please make sure to see our photo gallery Canada animals with more creatures from Canada and more polar bear pictures.