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Polar Bear Fact Sheet

Top 10 facts about polar bears

The King of the Arctic! Polar bears attack by waiting for seals to come up at their breathing holes or along ice leads. They locate them with their keen sense of smell and wait for the seals to emerge. Polar bears have patience because waiting sometimes hours, or even days. A polar bear can eat 45 kg (100 lbs) of seal blubber in a single sitting! When hunting is good and polar bears are in good condition, they may eat only the seal's blubber and skin, leaving the rest for scavengers like Arctic

Ninja polar bear hunting bearded seal.