02/04/2026
𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁 | 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿
Triplet polar bear cubs are rare and incredibly demanding for a mother in the wild.
We spent hours watching this family move slowly along the Hudson Bay coastline as the cubs played, wrestled, and explored, never straying far. Eventually, they tired themselves out and piled up together, with mom right in the middle.
That quiet moment of protection and connection became Family Rest — now shortlisted for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year – Nuveen People’s Choice Award.
𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼.
Major thanks to for making this image happen.