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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Where did all the snow go? The polar bear who can't understand why his world has suddenly turned purple

Where there should be snow, instead there is a field of purple flowers, confusing this polar bear





The pictures were taken by Michael Poliza in Hudson Bay at Point Hubbard, Canada

Mr Poliza, from Hamburg, Germany, said: 'During the Arctic summer polar bears fast and spend most of their time resting.

'This polar bear still had three months to go before the seal hunting season began again. Because there are only about 25,000 polar bears left in the wild their future looks more uncertain than ever.

'The southern-most populations along the Hudson Bay are the most affected by climate change. And if this polar bear knew all that, he'd definitely look sad.'

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