File:Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the drift ice region north of Svalbard.jpg

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English: This male Polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) just had a fiasco when chasing a bearded seal. Subsequently he was restlessly searching for another prey; jumping from one ice floe to another.
Francais : Cet ours polaire ( Ursus maritimus ) male a juste manque sa proie en chassant un phoque barbu. En consequence, il cherche une autre proie; en sautant d'un floe a l'autre.
Русский: Самец полярного медведя ( Ursus maritimus ) только что упустил добычу ? морского зайца , но продолжает искать, неустанно прыгая с одной льдины на другую.
Deutsch: Dieser Eisbar hatte gerade einen Mißerfolg bei der Jagd nach einer Bartrobbe. In der Folge suchte er unruhig nach weiterer Beute und sprang dabei von einer Eisscholle auf die andere.
Espanol: Este oso polar macho ( Ursus maritimus ) no pudo capturar una foca barbuda. Posteriormente busco sin descanso otra presa; Saltando de un tempano de hielo a otro.
Polski: Temu samcowi nied?wiedzia polarnego ( Ursus maritimus ) wła?nie nie udało si? złapa? fokow?sa brodatego ( Erignathus barbatus ). Po tym nerwowo szukał kolejnej zdobyczy przeskakuj?c z jednej kry na kolejn?.
Укра?нська: Цей б?лий ведм?дь т?льки що зазнав невдачу пересл?дуючи морського зайця . Згодом в?н почав неспок?йно шукати ?ншу жертву, перестрибуючи з одн??? крижини на ?ншу.
?e?tina: Tento samec ledniho medv?da ( Ursus maritimus ) se prav? neusp??n? pokusil o uloveni tulen? vousateho a p?i hledani nove ko?isti p?eskakuje z jedne ledove kry na druhou.
Magyar: Jegesmedve a Spitzbergaktol eszakra
Македонски: Бела мечка ( Ursus maritimus ) како брка брадеста фока .
Nederlands: IJsbeer ( Ursus maritimus )
Portugues: Depois de fracassar na captura de uma foca-barbuda , este urso-polar ( Ursus maritimus ) procura outra presa, saltando de um bloco de gelo para outro.
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Camera location 80° 59′ 08.31″ N, 18° 18′ 20.79″ E   Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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This male Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) just had a fiasco when chasing a bearded seal. Subsequently he was restlessly searching for another prey; jumping from one ice floe to another.

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31 July 2015

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80°59'8.311"N, 18°18'20.790"E

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