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Alaska based photographer Steve Kazlowski has been documenting the wildlife of the Arctic for many years, but it wasn't until a recent expedition that he saw a polar bear dance!

"This polar bear cub certainly made for entertaining viewing!" says Kazlowski. "It was trying very hard to stand up and keep its balance, a skill it has yet to perfect! This individual is about one year old".

"Young bears, just like their mothers, are always trying to stand up and get a better look at what is around them. It was very curious and over-excited when I showed up with my camera! Perhaps that's why it was so unbalanced!"

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Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, Oc...
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Steven Kazlowski / Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing and trying to balance in shallow water along the Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, Oc...
Portrait of Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub along the Bernard Spit during autumn freeze up, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, October 2011
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Steven Kazlowski / Portrait of Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub along the Bernard Spit during autumn freeze up, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, October 2011
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious 3 year old stands up on Bernard Spit as it waits for the freeze up, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, September
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious 3 year old stands up on Bernard Spit as it waits for the freeze up, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, September
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pair of spring cubs play on newly formed pack ice along the arctic coast in autum, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Beaufort Sea, USA, sequence 1/...
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pair of spring cubs play on newly formed pack ice along the arctic coast in autum, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Beaufort Sea, USA, sequence 1/...
Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across the snow-covered Bernard Spit, near the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, October 2011
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Steven Kazlowski / Young Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across the snow-covered Bernard Spit, near the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, October 2011
Photographers shoot a curious Polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus) from a boat off shore from Bernard Spit, Alaska, Beaufort Sea, USA, October 2010
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Steven Kazlowski / Photographers shoot a curious Polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus) from a boat off shore from Bernard Spit, Alaska, Beaufort Sea, USA, October 2010
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs, paws raised, and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Oct...
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs, paws raised, and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Oct...
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, October
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, October
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, October
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, October
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in sea off Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, September 2011
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in sea off Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, September 2011
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in sea off Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, September 2011
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in sea off Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, September 2011
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs, paw raised, and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, US...
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs, paw raised, and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, US...