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Photo Gallery: Animals of the Arctic
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Photo: Atlantic puffinPhoto: Polar bear mother and cubPhoto: An arctic skuaPhoto: A mother polar bear coaxes her cub up a snow bankPhoto: A baby harp seal rests on the Arctic icePhoto: An arctic hare rests in the snowPhoto: Arctic fox in the snowPhoto: A narwhal cow and her newborn calf ply the tranquil Arctic watersPhoto: Beluga whale swimmingPhoto: A snowy owl perched atop a rockPhoto: Portrait of a walrus
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Arctic skuas, also called parasitic jaegers, have a well-earned reputation as avian pirates, stealing much of their food from other birds.
Photograph by Paul Nicklen

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