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Dramatic footage captured for National Geographic shows a dying and emaciated polar bear struggling to find food in a land devoid of ice and snow.
The poor creature can be seen dragging its bony frame across rough land and scavenging for food in a bin.
Paul Nicklen, the photographer who shot the heart-wrenching footage, says the sight reduced him to tears.
"We stood there crying - filming with tears rolling down our cheeks," he said.
They found the dying creature on Canada's Baffin Island - and area that has seen a dramatic reduction in sea ice because of global warming.