Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website.

This week we chose a polar bear out of Churchill, Manitoba.

© Kim Petersen

© Kim Petersen

Photographer Kim Petersen photographed the bears of Churchill before they ventured out onto the sea ice to hunt for food.

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