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ArcticFoxes
G I L R O Y T O D A Y W I N T E R / H O L I D A Y 2 0 1 2
The protocal of Zodiac landings is that you never put yourself or a polar bear in danger , so we never made a landing when a polar bear was seen prior to landing . Upon landing , our guide would prepare the rifle and off we would go , keeping alert at all times . If a bear was spotted whilst on shore , we would return to our Zodiac and find another landing spot . The best experience was when we found two polar bears in close vicinity to one another who decided to interact . Much sniffing ensued , as well as some harmless posturing , which sometimes seemed to get a little rough , but neither bear seemed hurt and they parted amicably .
The arctic fox was the target for our last landing , as our expedition leader , a swarthy Swedish redhead who favors red jumpsuits , knew of a fox den at this site .