Polar bear cubs playing, Kaktovik, Alaska
© Piriya Photography/Getty Image
An ice day to play. International Polar Bear Day
Bear with us as we head north for International Polar Bear Day, highlighting the challenges faced by the world's largest bear species. It was set up by Polar Bears International, an organization dedicated to protecting these mammals and their habitat. The date was chosen to coincide with the time when cubs are in their dens being protected by their mothers, as this is the most vulnerable time in a polar bear's life.
Related Images
Young humpback whale giving its mother a hug off the coast of the Tongan archipelago
Galápagos sea lion off the shore of Fernandina Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
A pod of narwhals near Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Manatees in the Ichetucknee River in Florida
Green sea turtle with sardines near Playa Grandi, Curaçao
It’s our birthday too, yeah! Harbor seal pup lying on the beach, Heligoland, Germany
A humpback whale off the coast of Maui in Hawaii
Bing Today Images
Polar bear cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Feb 27, 2025
Polar bears asleep in Canada
Feb 27, 2023
Polar bear in Hudson Bay, Canada
Feb 27, 2019
A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Feb 27, 2018
Aurora borealis over the coast of Iceland
Feb 27, 2016
