23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Waving goodbye

A young polar bear, maybe a year and a half old, waving goodbye. The bear was found on a small granite isle in front of the Nordenskiöldbreen glacier on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Copyright: © martin johansen