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This male Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) just had a fiasco when chasing a bearded seal. Subsequently he was restlessly searching for another prey; jumping from one ice floe to another.

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English: This male Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) just had a fiasco when chasing a bearded seal. Subsequently he was restlessly searching for another prey; jumping from one ice floe to another.
Français : Cet ours polaire (Ursus maritimus) mâle a juste manqué sa proie en chassant un phoque barbu. En conséquence, il cherche une autre proie; en sautant d'un floe à l'autre.
Русский: Самец полярного медведя (Ursus maritimus) только что упустил добычу — морского зайца, но продолжает искать, неустанно прыгая с одной льдины на другую.
Deutsch: Dieser Eisbär hatte gerade einen Misserfolg bei der Jagd nach einer Bartrobbe. In der Folge suchte er unruhig nach weiterer Beute und sprang dabei von einer Eisscholle auf die andere.
Español: Este oso polar macho (Ursus maritimus) no pudo capturar una foca barbuda. Posteriormente buscó sin descanso otra presa; Saltando de un témpano de hielo a otro.
Polski: Temu samcowi niedźwiedzia polarnego (Ursus maritimus) właśnie nie udało się złapać fokowąsa brodatego (Erignathus barbatus). Po tym nerwowo szukał kolejnej zdobyczy przeskakując z jednej kry na kolejną.
Українська: Цей білий ведмідь тільки що зазнав невдачу переслідуючи морського зайця. Згодом він почав неспокійно шукати іншу жертву, перестрибуючи з однієї крижини на іншу.
Čeština: Tento samec ledního medvěda (Ursus maritimus) se právě neúspěšně pokusil o ulovení tuleně vousatého a při hledání nové kořisti přeskakuje z jedné ledové kry na druhou.
Magyar: Jegesmedve a Spitzbergáktól északra
Македонски: Бела мечка (Ursus maritimus) како брка брадеста фока.
Nederlands: IJsbeer (Ursus maritimus)
Português: Depois de fracassar na captura de uma foca-barbuda, este urso-polar (Ursus maritimus) procura outra presa, saltando de um bloco de gelo para outro.
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Author Andreas Weith
Camera location80° 59′ 08.31″ N, 18° 18′ 20.79″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Čeština: Tento obrázek byl vybrán jako obrázek týdne na České Wikipedii pro 1. týden roku 2019.
Dansk: Dette billede har været valgt som ugens billede på den Tjekkiske Wikipedia i uge 1, 2019.
Deutsch: Dieses Bild wurde als Bild der Woche auf der tschechischen Wikipedia für die 1. Woche 2019 ausgewählt.
English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Czech Wikipedia for 1st week, 2019.
Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu’image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Tchèque pour la 1e semaine de 2019.
Italiano: Questa immagine è stata selezionata come Immagine della settimana su Wikipedia in ceco per la I settimana del 2019.
Magyar: Ezt a képet 2019 1. hetében a hét képének választották a cseh Wikipédián.
Svenska: Denna bild valdes som veckans bild på tjeckiskspråkiga Wikipedia för vecka 1, 2019.
Македонски: Сликава е избрана за слика на неделата на чешката Википедија за I недела од 2019 година.
Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в чешском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 1 2019 года.
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