Bears of the Last Frontier
Chris and guide Dale Brower in a tent 8 miles out on the pack ice in Barrow, Alaska.
Bears of the Last Frontier
A polar bear track next to car tracks in the city of Kaktovik.
Bears of the Last Frontier
A young polar bear grabs the remains of a bowhead whale outside of Kaktovik.
Bears of the Last Frontier
A polar bear walks in the snow-covered Arctic.
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A polar bear is surrounded by discarded bowhead whale meat.
Bears of the Last Frontier
Chris and Joe film in the Arctic, a landscape both harsh and stunning.
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A polar bear looks for scraps at the whale bone pile.
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A chopper prepares to take off while the crew make plans.
Bears of the Last Frontier
A polar bear feeds on the remains of a bowhead whale.
Bears of the Last Frontier
A polar bear approaches the remains of a bowhead whale.
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Giant whale bones dominate the landscape while a polar bear walks off in the distance.
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Chris Morgan tries to stay warm out on the pack ice.
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A polar bear with her cubs at shoreline of Kaktovik.
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Chris quietly watches the caribou.
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Caribou are true wanderers, migrating hundreds of miles across the Arctic tundra yearly.
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A jagged mountain range that is part of Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park.
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Chris at the Western Arctic base camp.
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Caribou tracks in the tundra.
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