Date: 11/01/2006
Number: 1
Barrow, AK Latitude: 70.2 Longitude: -146.4 Observed by: The observer's e-mail address will not be disclosed.Polar Bears Maternity Dens
About half of the female polar bears in the Beaufort Sea population build their dens on Alaska's North Coast.
During the month of November, the bears are busy searching out snow drifts where build a comfortably-sized 6'x 10'x4' den (or "igloovikus" in Inuit).
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