Polar bears move into abandoned Arctic weather station – photo essay | Arctic | The Guardian

I have a soft spot in my heart for Polar Bears. I often refer to them as my spirit animal. The only other animal that comes close for me are Bison. These photos of Polar Bears on this island are really incredible. So many of them in close proximity too.

It turns out that bears very rarely appear on the island in such numbers. No one knows why, but once every nine years the floating ice remains near the shore in summer. Consequently, the bears do not travel far to the north with the ice, as usual, and take up residence in the abandoned polar station.

If you are like me you are wondering how these photos were taken without the bears attacking the photographer. Drones!

It was too dangerous to land on the island that day, so I took pictures from a drone equipped with special low-noise propellers.

How delightful. Found via Five Things on Friday #321.