Close portrait of a wet and muddy Polar Bear opening its mouth and exposing two curved canine teeth in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba. — **Polar Intensity: A Wet and Muddy Polar Bear in Wapusk National Park** (Ursus maritimus, Ours Blanc). Wapusk National Park along western Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Canada. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. 600mm with 2X teleconverter @1,200mm. ISO 10,000, f/8 @ 1/5,000s, manual exposure. Full-frame image.

Polar Intensity: The Polar Bear and the Two Cashews

Christopher Dodds September 9, 2026

Two curved teeth that remind me of cashews give this Polar Bear portrait its intensity—but the bear had been peacefully grazing on berries. Here’s the story behind the photograph from Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, and the approaching bear it detected before I did.

Wet Polar Bear with dark, mud-covered legs walking across golden autumn tundra in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada. — **Polar Bear Walking Across the Autumn Tundra in Wapusk National Park** (Ursus maritimus, Ours Blanc). Wapusk National Park along western Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Canada. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. 600mm with 2X teleconverter @1,200mm. ISO 10,000, f/8 @ 1/5,000s, manual exposure. Full-frame image.

Why Are Polar Bears White? The Truth About Their Fur and Colour

Christopher Dodds September 8, 2026

Why are Polar Bears white—and why does this one look so muddy? During a rain-soaked September trip into Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, I photographed a bear whose dark, mud-covered legs contrasted with its creamy head and shoulders. A closer look at how transparent fur, light and the landscape shape a Polar Bear’s colour.