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Download the extended 25 min. 1080p video on Gumroad for free or the amount you wish. I'll donate part of the earnings for supporting Polar Bears and conserving the Arctic:
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Video Timelapse: youtu.be/ye8yYl6Eq68
Polar Bear - Timelapse by AmBr0

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time at sea. Their scientific name means "maritime bear", and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present.

The polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species, with eight of the nineteen polar bear subpopulations in decline. For decades, large scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect. For thousands of years, the polar bear has been a key figure in the material, spiritual, and cultural life of Arctic indigenous peoples, and polar bears remain important in their cultures.

The inspiration for the piece comes from raising awareness about Arctic conservation and the animals that suffer from climate change. Currently the single greatest threat to polar bears. They are one of the keys in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem and their icy habitat, which they depend on to hunt and breed, is melting away twice as fast as the global average.
Considering the "vulnerable" risk officially classed by IUCN, I thought it can be a good representative of the situation.

www.savethearctic.org/
www.worldwildlife.org/places/a…
www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/camp…
polarbearscience.com/2014/07/2…

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:bulletblue:3H-6B, Woodless graphite 9B
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Image size
3734x2638px 2.18 MB
Make
Panasonic
Model
DMC-FZ200
Shutter Speed
1/13 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
16 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Jul 18, 2014, 5:58:16 PM
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PlanetZMan's avatar

Billiant! And you drew this by hand?....AMAZING. I watched the video....Thank you!