Norbert Rosing: A young American black bear catches a scent in the breeze

A powerful predator, revealed here by an acclaimed nature photographer. The polar bear is the largest terrestrial carnivore, uniquely adapted to thrive in the harsh environment of the Far North. In The World of the Polar Bear, renowned nature photographer Norbert Rosing follows the polar bear through each season. With ...more

Huge, powerful and fearless is Nanook, the polar bear. Standing 10 feet tall on its hind legs and weighing more than 1,600 pounds, the polar bear is renowned for its singular ferociousness. It survives on the starkly beautiful and unforgiving arctic tundra, moving with the floating ice to raise its ...more

Curious, innovative and mysterious survivors of the arctic tundra. Ever since explorers began venturing north into the harsh lands of the arctic, they have encountered arctic foxes in the unlikeliest of places. The arctic fox is an extraordinary creature. No bigger than a house cat, it survives on almost nothing ...more

The World of the Polar Bear is an unsurpassed photographic tribute to one of nature's most compelling and beautiful animals and to the world in which it lives. Here, in an unforgiving ecosystem, animals and birds come together in a delicate balance of life. Each year, thousands of people from ...more

Before my first visit to Yellowstone in 1995, I had read a great deal about the most unforgettable of all national parks, located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. I had often imagined watching and being able to photograph a herd of huge bison grazing peacefully on the wide-open ...more

Huge, powerful and fearless is Nanook, the polar bear. Standing 10 feet tall on its hind legs, reaching more than 1,600 pounds and renowned for its singular ferociousness, the polar bear reigns in the North. It survives on the starkly beautiful arctic tundra, which provides a natural camouflage. And with ...more

Huge, powerful and fearless is Nanook, the polar bear. Standing 10 feet tall on its hind legs, reaching 1,650 pounds and renowned for its singular ferociousness, the polar bear reigns in the North. Surviving on the starkly beautiful arctic landscape of tundra, snowfield and frigid waters, the typically retiring Ursus ...more

Huge, powerful and fearless is Nanook, the polar bear. Standing 10 feet tall on its hind legs, reaching 1,650 pounds and renowned for its singular ferociousness, the polar bear reigns in the North. Surviving on the starkly beautiful arctic landscape of tundra, snowfield and frigid waters, the typically retiring Ursus ...more

Huge, powerful and fearless is Nanook, the polar bear. Standing 10 feet tall on its hind legs, reaching more than 1,600 pounds and renowned for its singular ferociousness, the polar bear reigns in the North. It survives on the starkly beautiful arctic tundra, which provides a natural camouflage. And with ...more