Polar Bears

This part of my trip was a complete joy. I was fortunate enough to gain access to the Polar Bears in Cochrane, ONTARIO. The first shot here is all three of the bears, Nanook, the large male on the left and his lifemate Arora to his left. Nakita is sitting next to both of them.



In the next picture, Aurora gave us all a surprise when she stood on two paws for us. This is very rare indeed.



And finally, while inside the protective first layer of fencing, I was up close and personal with Nakita who stuck her tongue out at me first, then to my left she gave the 'ol rasberry to Katie, the assistant director of these very special polar bears.