Cute (but unnerving) moment photographer gets up close and personal with a 6ft polar bear that just loves posing for the camera

Dafna Ben Nun travelled to Kleefeld in Canada to photograph wild bears



She and huge predator were only separated by a chain fence

An inquisitive six foot tall polar bear got a bit too close to a photographer for comfort as it posed for the camera.



Dafna Ben Nun came within inches of the predator as she took pictures of it in the wild and was only separated by a chain fence.



She said at first the animal was curious and came up to investigate what she was doing but rangers had to scare it away when it became too feisty.



The curious polar bear dwarfs photographer Dafna Ben Nun as they watch each other through a chain fence

The enormous polar bear bites the fence and shows off its full height as it is photographed in Kleefeld, Canada The polar bear and a ranger stand inches apart on either side of a chain fence

Ms Ben Nun said rangers became concerned when the polar bear seemed to want to 'play-fight' with her through the fence.



She said: 'At first when the bear is lying down on the ground he seems like a big, cute dog.



'But when he suddenly stands up on his hind legs easily reaching two meters high, you really get the idea of how strong and powerful this animal is.

'This bear was trying to play-fight with us by pouncing on his front paws and the second the guides saw its behaviour they threw a stone at the bear's feet to scare him off and it did the job.

Ms Ben Nun said when the polar bear was lying on the ground he looked like a 'big, cute dog'

The inquisitive bear puts his paw on the fence during the 'photo shoot' at the park in Canada

Rangers became concerned when the polar bear got feisty and appeared to want to 'play-fight' through the fence

'If that didn't work they would use pepper spray. They also have a gun just in case and the loud sound would definitely scare the bear away.'

The photographs were captured at Dymond Lake Lodge in Kleefeld, Canada, in the heart of the bear's territory.



It is one of the few places people can get this close to the predators.

Ms Ben Nun, from Israel, said: 'The bears come up to the fence of the lodge and it is an amazing experience facing such a marvellous and deadly animal.

Kleefeld, in Canada, is one of the few places people can get close to the magnificent animals

Two juvenile polar bears size each other up during a play-fight in the snow Photographer Dafna Ben Nun travelled from Israel for a chance to capture wild polar bears on camera

'They are very clever animals who are used to everyone running away from them, so when a human stands and won't move they become curious.'

Many the younger bears gather in Kleefeld to practice fight other young bears.