Norwegian scientists believe that polar bears have been forced to feed on species which they had never eaten in 50 years. Recently they discovered that polar bears are eating dolphins perhaps for the first time in the Norwegian arctic. Scientists however blame climate change for this much flexibility in the bear’s diet. Researchers also photographed polar bears consuming two carcasses
Continue ReadingThe caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is a large North American animal. The caribou’s range extends to Alaska where it meets apex predators of the Arctic Ocean. One of the predators is a polar bear that seems to rule the Arctic land in the midsummer. Polar bears eat caribou in summer when the ice floes disappear and bears must hunt on
Continue ReadingPolar bears must consume ringed or bearded seals in order to survive the arctic environment. But over the past few decades possibly due to climate change the ice floes break up making it difficult for bears to hunt its primary prey. As it turns out the bear resorts to eating birds and other alternative food sources that give them minimum
Continue ReadingPolar bears do not typically eat arctic wolves. That is not to say that they can’t. Arctic wolves are small mammals as compared to bears therefore they stand no chance against the supreme predator such as this. It’s just that arctic wolves do not make up the essential part of the polar bear’s diet. However at times hungry boars come
Continue ReadingPolar bears (Ursus maritimus) and arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) appear to share the same geographic distribution in that both species inhabit the Northern Hemisphere—Arctic. Foxes rarely get killed by polar bears but they do show a tendency to get closer to such a large predator especially when both of them find a dead animal to feed on. Let us see
Continue ReadingYes they probably do! The rapid change in climate has caused the Arctic’s sea ice to melt at an increasing pace. The melting of ice in turn brings polar bears and humans closer ever than before. Over the past few decades several polar bear attacks on humans have been reported and they are likely to rise in future. It occurs
Do you have any idea where do polar bears and penguins live? No! Polar bears and penguins live in absolutely different locations. Polar bears live in the Northern Hemisphere while penguins inhabit the Southern Hemisphere. They are far apart—living on the opposite ends. It is reasonable to believe that none of them ever saw the other in their native habitats. Possibility
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Like polar bears killer whales (orcas) are also apex predators. They are called the wolves of the sea primarily because orcas hunt in packs. However killer whales do not eat polar bears. Sea turtles, fish, cephalopods, and sea birds form the essential components of killer whale’s diet. Do Killer Whales Eat Polar Bears? Orcas are able to reach the maximum
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