冰雪世界 17

Their chicks join the growing band of youngsters exploring the tundra.

For a few months each year

the Arctic becomes the land of the midnight sun

and 24 hours of daylight allow animals to feed around the clock.

The arctic fox finally has enough food to raise her large family.

If you choose to nest in the open you must be prepared for a fight.

Arctic skuas will see off any trespassers even large vegetarians.

The male polar bear's ice world has finally vanished beneath him.

While the female is still kept on land by her dependent cubs

the male can take to the sea in search of food.

Ducking and diving,

he hopes to ambush seals resting on the remaining fragments of ice.