AOL: Polar Bears Are Coming Closer to People—and it’s Not Due to Hunger
Polar bears depend on frozen ocean surfaces more than any other land predator. The ice functions as a platform where they hunt seals, their primary source of energy. Bears often wait beside breathing ...
Polar Bears Are Coming Closer to People—and it’s Not Due to Hunger
Polar bears are the largest of the bear species. Thanks to their protein-rich and fat-filled diets, these unique marine bears grow to incredible sizes. While some formidable polar bears have been ...
Melting sea ice is forcing polar bears into longer, more dangerous journeys to survive. One mother bear swam 427 miles in just nine days!
CNN: Polar bears in Norway’s Arctic are getting fatter and healthier, despite melting sea ice
As the sea ice melts due to climate change, the trend of polar bears getting thinner and having fewer cubs has been well documented in areas such as Baffin Bay, a stretch of ocean between Greenland ...
Polar bears in Norway’s Arctic are getting fatter and healthier, despite melting sea ice