Hungry Polar Bear Ambushes Seal | The Hunt | BBC Earth
WEBWe track a hungry but determined Polar Bear as it seeks to ambush a plump Seal. With the odds stacked against it, this scrawny looking Bear will need to pull...
Polar Bear & Seal Interactions: A Delicate Balance
WEBPolar bears wait patiently near seal breathing holes in the ice, and when a seal surfaces to breathe, the bear lunges, grabbing the seal with its powerful forelimbs. Polar bears employ a few key strategies when hunting seals.
Polar Bear Sneaks Up on Seal | BBC Earth - YouTube
WEBDec 26, 2018 · Polar Bear Sneaks Up on Seal | BBC Earth. The film crew hopes she makes it, or they might be her next viable meal. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos -...
Polar bear cub is surprised by a seal - Snow Bears: Preview - YouTube
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Diet & Prey | Polar Bears International
WEBPolar bears attack by waiting for seals to breathe at the openings. They locate them with their powerful sense of smell and wait for the seals to emerge. Polar bears have to be smart and patient because the wait can be long—sometimes hours, or even days.
Polar Bears Are Starving Because of Global Warming, Melting …
WEBFeb 1, 2018 · Polar bears rely almost exclusively on a calorie-loaded diet of seals. To minimize their energy consumption the bears still-hunt, waiting for hours by seals’ cone-shaped breathing holes...
Polar bear diet - WWF Arctic
WEBPolar bears largely eat ringed and bearded seals, but depending upon their location, they may eat harp, hooded and ribbon seal. A 121-pound seal can provide 8 days worth of energy – but the bear needs to eat much more in order to store up reserves.
Hungry Polar Bear Surprises Seal - roaring.earth
WEBSep 12, 2024 · In the video below, you will witness a hungry polar bear stalking, surprising, and capturing a seal on an ice floe. This is reason why the polar bear’s scientific name is Ursus maritimus. Video:
Polar Bear | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WEBPolar bears rely on sea ice to hunt seals, rest, breed, and store energy for the summer and autumn, when food can be scarce. Sea ice now melts earlier in the spring and forms later in the autumn in the bears' southern range, like Hudson Bay and James Bay in Canada.
Polar Bear - National Wildlife Federation
WEBPolar bears hunt seals by waiting for them to come to the surface of sea ice to breathe. When the seal nears the surface, the polar bear will bite or grab the seal and pull it onto land to feed. They also eat walruses and whale carcasses.