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Nanuq, a one-year-old Australian shepherd, walked 150 miles on frozen Bering Sea ice from Gambell to Wales, Alaska, after disappearing with another family dog. He was bitten by an unidentified animal but was safely returned to his owner, Mandy Iworrigan, in Gambell after a month. The reason for his journey remains a mystery, but Iworrigan believes he survived by eating leftovers of seal or caught a seal and probably birds.
A 1-year-old Australian shepherd named Nanuq survived a 150-mile journey across frozen Bering Sea ice after disappearing from his owner's home in Gambell, Alaska. He was found in Wales, 150 miles northeast of Savoonga, and was returned to his owner with a swollen leg and large bite marks from an unidentified animal. The events of his journey remain a mystery, but his survival is being celebrated.
A 1-year-old Australian shepherd named Nanuq walked 150 miles across frozen Bering Sea ice in Alaska, surviving a bite from an unknown animal, before being safely returned to his owner. Nanuq disappeared with another family dog while his owner was visiting another community in the Bering Strait. A month later, people in Wales, 150 miles northeast of Savoonga, posted pictures of a lost dog that turned out to be Nanuq. His journey and how he ended up in Wales remain a mystery.
A one-year-old Australian shepherd named Nanuq took an epic trek across 150 miles of frozen Bering Sea ice, including being bitten by a seal or polar bear, before he was safely returned to his home in Alaska. Nanuq disappeared with their other family dog, Starlight, when Mandy Iworrigan and her family were visiting Savoonga. About a month after Nanuq disappeared, people in the town of Wales began posting pictures online of what they described as a lost dog. Nanuq was returned to Gambell on a regional air carrier last week, except for a swollen leg with large bite marks from an unidentified animal, he was in pretty good health.
A 1-year-old Australian shepherd named Nanuq disappeared with another family dog while his owners were visiting another community in the Bering Strait. A month later, people in Wales, 150 miles northeast of Savoonga, began posting pictures online of what they described as a lost dog. Nanuq was found with a swollen leg and large bite marks from an unidentified animal, likely a seal or polar bear, but was otherwise in good health. His owner used airline points to get him back home to Gambell, Alaska, where they were joyfully reunited.