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435 reactions · 111 shares | Happy Polar Bear Week! ‍❄️ With a group of eight polar bears living together, it's important to foster positive social interactions and bonding. The social dynamics within this group of bears are complex and important. It's a perfect times to see these bears in action! Stop by for visits this fall and winter. The Zoo is open daily from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. | Assiniboine Park & Zoo | Facebook

Polar Bears are excellent swimmers, regularly swimming distances of 50km or more (30 miles), and occasionally much further as sea-ice coverage continues to decline in the arctic. Occasionally whilst I've been working in the arctic we spot them in open water, far from land, and on a couple of occasions one has swum closely past our vessel whilst at anchor, allowing this close-up photography. Video Richard Sidey • Galaxiid #thearcticwithoutice #polarbear #polarbears #climatechange #seaice #arctic