19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A Different Kind of Warpaint
A polar bear displays her blueberry-stained face as she lifts her head into the light. As ice is freezing later and later each year, polar bears are forced to forge for whatever calories they can get until there is enough ice to hunt seals.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
| Photo Location: | Churchill, Canada |
| Camera: | E-M1MarkIII |
| Copyright: | © Brooke Bartleson |