Polar bear in attack position on the edge of the polar pack ice : 82 degrees north, 600 miles from the North Pole. Photograph taken from the MV Akademik Sergei Vavilov, August 1 2008, about two hours after a total solar eclipse.
The ship Akademik Sergei Vavilov at the edge of the pack ice, 82 degrees north, off the north coast of Spitzbergen, Norway, shortly after a solar eclipse, August 1 2008