Despite their status as the largest terrestrial carnivore in the world, polar bears can cover surprisingly vast distances as well-adapted swimmers. While sea ice coverage in the winter provides ample room to hunt and roam, the return of the midnight sun transforms the Arctic into a watery labyrinth. Cascades and surging rivers pour down the faces of icebergs while ice floes break apart and vanish under warmer temperatures. During this time, it is not unusual for polar bears to swim for miles in search of new food sources. There are, of course, limits to their semi-aquatic natures as less and less ice returns each winter, shortening the period in which they can hunt the seals they need to survive. These images has been protected by overlai.app. They are not available for any Al training. #ProtectedbyOverlai #TheHumanMovement