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Adrift: The polar bear cub snuggles against its mother as they drift 12 miles from land

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It is thought the mother and her young cub, aged around nine months, had gone out hunting seal and climbed onto the floe to cool down

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As adults can swim 50 miles, it is likely the pair would have survived the 12 mile distance to shore, an animal expert said

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