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Sniffing for Prey by Leanne Silver
Leanne Silver photographed a young female polar bear climbing onto an ice floe in the Arctic Circle. The bear spent time using the elevated position to gain height and sniff the air for prey, creating a distinctive wildlife moment in the summer sea ice.
Photograph: Leanne Silver/The Mono Awards

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Icy Window

Seal’s-eye view … a polar bear gazes down through a breathing hole in the Arctic sea ice, north of Svalbard, Norway. This photograph, entitled Icy Window, is one of the finalists for Wildlife Photographer of the Year, an award developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London
Photograph: Audun Rikardsen/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA

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Looking for ice

A polar bear among rocks along the coast in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway.

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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