️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Judith Conning, a social worker from Australia, took the trip to the remote town to watch the family of polar bears as they prepared to fish on the frozen Beaufort Sea.<unk> Judith Conning, a social worker from Australia, took the trip to the remote town to watch the family of polar bears as they prepared to fish on the frozen Beaufort Sea. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Cold front: The mother bear and her two cubs sit together with their backs towards the bitter gale as snow swirls around them. Wintery: <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Face-off: Despite the blizzard, two bears from the pack found the energy to stand up on their hind legs and square-up for a play fight. While the mothers wanted nothing more than to rest and sleep, the cubs were content with playing in the snow and exploring their surroundings. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Judith, whose pictures were awarded the Australian Photography Magazine's 'Nature Photographer of the Year', said: 'The weather kept most people indoors as at times it was impossible to stay upright outside. I was overwhelmed by the intelligence, the love, care and protectiveness the mothers show for their cubs. 'I was overwhelmed by the intelligence, the love, care and protectiveness the mothers show for their cubs. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Rough and tumble: The weather may have been dismal, but it did not stop the polar bear cubs from enjoying a play fight as their mother watched on just yards away. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Judith Conning, a social worker from Australia, captured the images on a trip to the shores of the Beaufort Sea.<unk> Judith Conning, a social worker from Australia, captured the images on a trip to the shores of the Beaufort Sea.<unk> Judith Conning, a social worker from Australia, captured the images on a trip to the shores of the Beaufort Sea.