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White-fronted geese defend their nest from an arctic fox

By Alaska Science Center
White-fronted geese defend their nest from an arctic fox
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White-fronted geese defend their nest from an arctic fox on the Arctic Coastal Plain in northern Alaska. June 2014, USGS photo.

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