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What else should you do if your backyard happens to be thousands of square miles of treeless rolling tundra? Stories of an unusual life in the arctic territory of Nunavut.

Sunday, April 09, 2006

One dead polar bear. It is unfortunate that these mighty animals cross paths with humans. This is the usual result. This bear attacked unsuspecting campers near Kimmirut on Baffin Island. Some of the campers had been brutally injured by the bear before it was shot. I warn you that the following photographs are quite graphic. You may not want to see these images. Posted by Picasa

Aside from suffering a scalping by a swift polar bear slap, this poor man also had been clawed and mauled by the angry bear.  Posted by Picasa

Every camper's nightmare. A hungry polar bear attacks the sleeping campers. The bear tore through the tent without warning. Posted by Picasa