Russian Scientist: Polar Bears Are Killing Each Other Off as a Common Phenomenon, Males Eating Females and Females Eating Cubs
According to World of Buzz news on February 29th, more and more polar bears are resorting to cannibalism due to lack of food sources. The phenomenon of male bears eating female bears and female bears eating cubs is frequently seen.
Polar bears are one of the animals most affected by climate change, and as everyone knows, due to global warming, polar bears are losing their habitats.
As the ice melts and the ice caps shrink, polar bears are forced to leave their natural habitats to find food sources.
Recently, Russian scientist Mordvintsev publicly stated that the polar bears today, the phenomenon of cannibalism is increasingly common. In the Arctic, male bears attack female bears, while female bears attack other unprotected cubs! Mother bears even eat their own cubs in the most difficult times!
According to him, although cannibalism has occurred among polar bears in the past, it was very rare, but recently, cannibalism has become a very common phenomenon in polar bears.
According to the British 'Daily Mail' report, polar bears like to use sea ice to hunt seals swimming in the water. However, due to rising temperatures, polar bears have lost the sea ice that allows them to rest during the hunt, so they are forced to change their food sources to survive.
Of course, in addition to the reduction of sea ice, human activities are another reason for polar bears to engage in cannibalism.
Human exploration of fossil fuels in the Arctic has destroyed many polar bear habitats. The areas where polar bears used to hunt have become channels for human ship transportation of liquefied natural gas.
Since humans have realized that the reduction of food sources is affecting the lives of polar bears, scientists have launched many surveys on this issue.
A recent study found that polar bears bury the animals they kill in the soil and snow, so they can eat them again next time. This 'stockpiling' behavior is common in bears, and the purpose of polar bears is to prevent other bears from eating their prey.
