Photo: Polar Bears Being Considered for U.S. Endangered List



Near Churchill, Canada, (map) a tourist vehicle passes a polar bear. Some bears now hang around a local camp and have acquired a possibly lethal taste for antifreeze.

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Photograph by Flip Nicklin


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