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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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Tombolo (island attached to mainland by narrow spit), St. Ninian's, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June 2011
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Adrian Davies / Tombolo (island attached to mainland by narrow spit), St. Ninian's, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June 2011
Tombolo (island attached to mainland by narrow spit), St. Ninian's, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June 2011
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Adrian Davies / Tombolo (island attached to mainland by narrow spit), St. Ninian's, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June 2011
Polished section through Olive tree trunk (Olea europaea), showing growth rings.
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Adrian Davies / Polished section through Olive tree trunk (Olea europaea), showing growth rings.
Orange coloured Seashore Lichens (Xanthoria parietina) and Sea Ivory (Ramalina siliquosa) UK, August
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Adrian Davies / Orange coloured Seashore Lichens (Xanthoria parietina) and Sea Ivory (Ramalina siliquosa) UK, August
Colourful Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hives in fields, Crete, Greece. July 2010
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Adrian Davies / Colourful Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hives in fields, Crete, Greece. July 2010
Insect hotel / Artificial nest holes and shelter for insects and invertebrates, in garden, England, UK, August 2010
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Adrian Davies / Insect hotel / Artificial nest holes and shelter for insects and invertebrates, in garden, England, UK, August 2010
Insect hotel / Artificial nest holes and shelter for insects and invertebrates, in garden, England, UK, August 2010
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Adrian Davies / Insect hotel / Artificial nest holes and shelter for insects and invertebrates, in garden, England, UK, August 2010
Golden Ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) female at rest on flower, Devon, England, UK
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Adrian Davies / Golden Ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) female at rest on flower, Devon, England, UK
Two Oleander Hawkmoths (Daphnis nerii) at rest on leaves.
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Adrian Davies / Two Oleander Hawkmoths (Daphnis nerii) at rest on leaves.
Wrinkled peach fungus (Rhodotus palmatus) slightly fallen, exposing gills, on rotting Elm log. Surrey, November
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Adrian Davies / Wrinkled peach fungus (Rhodotus palmatus) slightly fallen, exposing gills, on rotting Elm log. Surrey, November
Looking up into canopy of European Beech tree {Fagus sylvatica} in spring, UK
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Adrian Davies / Looking up into canopy of European Beech tree {Fagus sylvatica} in spring, UK
Azure damselfly {Coenagrion puella} nymph and pond weed, UK
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Adrian Davies / Azure damselfly {Coenagrion puella} nymph and pond weed, UK
Two curious young Polar bears (Ursus maritimus), Barter Island, off the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, October 2011
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Steven Kazlowski / Two curious young Polar bears (Ursus maritimus), Barter Island, off the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of the Brooks Range, Alaska, October 2011
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...