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Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives.
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Walrus Rests on Ice

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The Greenland glacier Jakobshavn Isbrae is massive, at around 40 miles long and more than a mile thick.
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Jakobshavn Glacier

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In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
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Harp Seal, Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada

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In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

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The Antarctic minke whale is the only baleen whale found in the icy waters of the Antarctic.
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Antarctic Minke Whale

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An iceberg calves from Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier
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Pine Island Glacier

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data of sea ice coverage in the Arctic
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Arctic Sea Ice Extent Graph

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Snow petrels hunt in Antarctic sea ice, feeding on krill and fish.
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Snow Petrel

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Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
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Blue-Green Antarctic Glacier

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A small Adélie penguin hops on a piece of ice.
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Adélie Penguin Jumping Out of the Water

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Every year as the sun disappears for the winter, the surface waters around Antarctica freeze into a slab of ice 10-feet thick, which effectively doubles the size of the continent.
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Antarctic Pack Ice

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On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.
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Ice Melt in Iceland

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