Just saw this on the BBC news website and had to share… i thought the image was too adorable! ![]()
Arctic waters are at best chilly and at worst close to freezing.
Which may explain why a polar bear cub has recently been seen riding on the back of its mother as the bears swim across parts of the Arctic Ocean.
The cub then briefly rode her back as she clambered out of the ice, a unique event photographed by a tourist. Experts have rarely seen the behaviour, and they say the latest find suggests it may be a more common practice than previously thought.
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