Magnet - Ice-Bed

Description

Ice-Bed © Nima Sarikhani (2023). Wildlife Photographer of the Year is owned by the Natural History Museum, London.

Having spent three days searching for polar bears through thick fog, the expedition vessel Nima was on decided to change course. It turned and headed to where there was still some sea ice. Here they encountered a younger and an older male and watched the pair over the following eight hours. Just before midnight, the young male clambered onto a small iceberg and, using his strong paws, clawed away at it to carve out a bed for himself.