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Original – After successfully hunting a bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) starts feeding on his North of Svalbard, Norway.
Reason
High quality image, very useful for both the species article and the act of predation
Articles in which this image appears
Polar bear; predation
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
AWeith
Amazing? A 600mm lens on a tripod + EOS5D body is more than capable of delivering sharp images. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:28, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Sure it is - I've taken a photo or two myself, believe it or not. :) It just requires special skill on the photographer's part and relatively cooperative conditions. That's a lot of atmosphere to be shooting through, even in cold and clear environments. And for what it's worth, the lens used was apparently the Tamron 150-600, which, while an excellent lens, conventional wisdom would suggest is not quite as sharp at the long end as would be a 600mm prime. – Juliancolton | Talk 21:49, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with its prey.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:21, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]