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Google Maps, Street View take on polar bears, Canadian tundra (pictures)
Google takes a trip to the frozen Canadian north on a mission to encounter polar bears and the warming tundra.
Google Maps tracks polar bears
The conservation group Polar Bears International uses Google Maps' API to track polar bears and their habits.
Polar bear in the snow
This polar bear spied by the Street View camera attached to a "tundra buggy" looks to be doing its best to blend in with its surroundings.
The warming frozen north
This aerial view of the tundra near Hudson Bay will help create a baseline so scientists can track the impact of climate change on the frozen north.
Mapping on the go
Google engineers map the tundra while on the go in the tundra buggy.
A good stretch for a bear
The Street View camera caught this polar bear checking out the tundra buggy.
Google Maps and human residents of the tundra
Google asks residents of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada, for help in identifying landmarks around their town.
Is this my good side?
The Street View camera captures another look at a polar bear...or is it the other way around?
Bear versus machine
The tundra buggy, outfitted with a Google Street View camera, gets a once-over by a polar bear.
Polar bear at sunset
A polar bear sighted by the Google Street View-outfitted tundra buggy.
Is this my good side?
This polar bear decides to have a face-to-face with the Street View camera.
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