Kingdom of the Ice Bear: A Portrait of the ArcticUniversity of Texas Press, by arrangement with the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1986 - Nature - 223 pages Lavishly illustrated text describes the ecology of the Arctic region and the sequence of seasonal events, showing how flora, fauna, and man can survive the intense cold. |
Contents
TO THE LAND OF BEYOND | 9 |
ISLAND OF THE WAKING BEARS | 21 |
THE SONG OF THE WALRUS | 49 |
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amongst animals arctic fox Bailey Point barnacle geese Barrens beluga birds breeding bulls calving grounds camera camp Canada Canadian caribou chicks cliffs cold cubs dive edge Edgeöya feeding female film flew floe-edge flying frozen fuel gear George Calef Glen goose Greenland guillemots head helicopter herd hide High Arctic hole Hugh Miles hunters hunting Ian Stirling ICE BEAR Igloolik Inuit Island journey Kapp Lee kill kilometres KINGDOM Lake land lemmings long-tailed looked Martin metres migration Mike and Birger Mike Read Mike Salisbury mother mountains musk ox musk oxen narwhal nest night Peary caribou polar bears polynya ptarmigan Rasmus Resolute returned ringed seals rock sea ice seemed sequence shots skidoo skuas sledges sleep snow buntings snowy owl spot summer survive Svalbard tent tundra underwater valley walked walrus watched weather whales wildlife wind winter wolves Yellowknife