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<p class=”mol-para-with-font”>A photographer has captured beautiful photos of a mother polar bear and her playful cubs frolicking in the snow as they make their way to the sea to hunt after hibernation.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Brian Matthews, 42, from North East England, Durham has captured the magnificent wildlife scene of a protective marine mammal guarding her babies as they prance around in a blanket of snow.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The photographer ventured into Wapusk National Park, around 30 miles south of Churchill, Manitoba in Canada, to snap the incredible shots earlier this month.</p><div class=”moduleFull mol-video”><div><div itemprop=”video” itemscope=”itemscope” website content=”Adorable moment polar bear cubs play in the snow in Canada” itemprop=”name” /><meta content=”PT03M06S” itemprop=”duration” /><meta website itemprop=”thumbnailUrl” /><meta website itemprop=”contentURL” /><meta content=”2021-01-14T11:19:11+0000″ itemprop=”uploadDate” /><meta content=”576″ itemprop=”height” /><meta content=”1024″ itemprop=”width” /><meta content=”The photographer ventured into Wapusk National Park, around 30 miles south of Churchill, Manitoba in Canada, to snap the incredible shots.” itemprop=”description” /><div class=”item”> <div id=”p-17″ class=”news x-wide video_carousel_container” style=”width:964px;” data-track-module=”vm-6816322794253628993^extra_wide” data-track-selector=”a.videoLink” data-track-type=”cl” data-track-pos=”static”> <div style=”width:636px”> <div class=”vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news” id=”v-6816322794253628993″> <video controls=”” class=”video-js vjs-default-skin” website Press","playerId":"default","title":"Adorable moment polar bear cubs play in the snow in website photographer ventured into Wapusk National Park, around 30 miles south of Churchill, Manitoba in Canada, to snap the incredible shots.website preload=”none”> <source website type=”video/mp4″></source> </video> </div> </div> <div class=”xwv-related-videos-container-4 rotator news”> <h3>more videos</h3> <div class=”xwv-navigator”> <div class=”video_carousel_title bdrcc”> <div class=”rotator-title”> <div class=”left_scroll”> <span></span> </div> <ul class=”rotator-pages”> <li class=”linkro-wocc”> <span class=”usability”>1</span> <li class=”linkro-wocc”> <span class=”usability”>2</span> <li class=”linkro-wocc”> <span class=”usability”>3</span> <div class=”right_scroll”> <span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=”clear”></div> <div style=”position: relative; overflow: hidden; height: 382px;”> <ul class=”xwv-rotator js-itemList linkro-wocc rotator-panels”>

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</div> </div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’Each day we spent 12 hours on the tundra tracking, observing and photographing the bears,’ Mr Mathews told Jam Press.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’The conditions are harsh, with low temperatures, and the lowest recorded was -65°C with wind chill and very strong winds across the tundra, which makes photography difficult.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’The bears have just come out of their dens and the cubs are tiny but quickly have to get strong enough to walk 35 miles to Hudson Bay so their mothers can hunt and eat for the first time in six months.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’The cubs in the photos were building up their strength playing and trying to keep warm while the mother wasn’t bothered by the cold – they would often fall asleep in front of us, letting the drifting snow entomb them.'</p><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>He said: ‘The bears have just come out of their dens and the cubs are tiny but quickly have to get strong enough to walk 35 miles to Hudson Bay so their mothers can hunt and eat for the first time in six months'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Mr Mathews has always enjoyed the outdoors and watching wildlife, purchasing his first camera in 2001</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Mr Mathews said: ‘I’ve been a photographer since 2003, I do mainly wildlife and conservation photography</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Mr Matthews has always enjoyed the outdoors and watching wildlife, purchasing his first camera in 2001.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The 42-year-old has travelled to over 50 countries snapping images of all types of animals in their natural habitats.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Mr Matthews said: ‘I’ve been a photographer since 2003, I do mainly wildlife and conservation photography.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I’ve always enjoyed the outdoors and wildlife, starting with bird-watching as a kid.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I bought a camera while I was travelling in 2001 and not looked back since.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I love finding wildlife in their natural habitat and spending time with the people that work with them along the way.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I’ve travelled to over 50 countries but love photographing badgers here in the UK.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I’ve seen tigers, elephants, penguins, jaguars, leopards and thousands of birds so it’s hard to pick a favourite but I really like watching and photographing elephants or Freediving Watch with humpback whales in Tonga.'</p><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>He said: ‘I love finding wildlife in their natural habitat and spending time with the people that work with them along the way'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>He added: ‘I’ve seen tigers, elephants, penguins, Freediving Gear jaguars, leopards and thousands of birds so it’s hard to pick a favourite but I really like watching and photographing elephants or freediving with humpback whales in Tonga'</p></div><div class=”mol-img-group xwArtSplitter” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Mr Matthews said he has enjoyed taking photographs of animals ever since he was a young child</p></div></div>

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