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A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) gets to her feet, still groggy from the tranquilizing drug used to immobilize her for field data collection by USGS biologist Geoff York. A number has been painted on her back for easy identification from the air that she's already been captured this season. Kaktovik, Alaska.

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A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) gets to her feet, still groggy from the tranquilizing drug used to immobilize her for field data collection by USGS biologist Geoff York. A number has been painted on her back for easy identification from the air that she's already been captured this season. Kaktovik, Alaska.