- Alexandre Martina, 31, was indulging in some wildlife photography while on holiday in Churchill, Canada
- The city in northern Manitoba is known as the ‘Polar Bear Capital of the World’ and for good reason
- Mr Martina spent some nervous minutes in his car when one polar bear pressed its nose against the glass
In the polar bear capital of the world of Churchill, Manitoba, this is a sight you might expect to see.
But it is still terrifying when it happens this close.
One motorist spent a several nervy minutes inside his Ford 4×4 when confronted by one of the animals, which can grow to 10ft and weigh 1,400lb.
A polar bear staring into the passenger side of Alexandre Martina’s car, pictured. Mr Martina’s was on holiday in Churchill, Canada indulging in some wildlife photography when one of the curious animals decided to say hello
The bear put its face up against the glass of Alexandre Martina’s passenger-side window.
Mr Martina, who is French but lives in New York, was alone in the car in Churchill, Canada, where he had travelled indulge his wildlife photography hobby.
The town, in northern Manitoba, sits in an area famous for its population of polar bears and is known as the ‘Polar Bear Capital of the World’.
Alexandre Martina, pictured, is a French citizen living in New York and had traveled to Canada to engage in his hobby of wildlife photography. He got the full experience when a polar bear pressed its nose up against the passenger-side window of his vehicle
But this was the first time Mr Martina’s had ever got so close to one.
Mr Martina, who is a 31-year-old IT manager, said the bear spent almost five minutes checking out his car before it pressed its nose against the glass.