Why do polar bears hunt seals? | ARK action

Holding our breath as we watch these two polar bears hunt beluga whales! 😬 "Canada: Surviving the Wild North" premieres Wednesday, October 26 at 8/7c on PBS. [VID: These two males are eager to hunt, but they have very different approaches. One bear bides his time on a carefully chosen rock, while the other goes after the belugas. In the open water, the belugas are impossible to catch. His tactic clearly isn't working. There's a trick to this, and it's all down to the tides. As the waters rise,

Polar Bear Cubs: Surviving Arctic Challenges | Real Wild

#DYK Arctic sea ice plays a large role in the birth of polar bear cubs and whether they survive to adulthood? The polar bear’s reproductive journey is tied to the sea ice. In spring, males carefully sniff out any polar bear tracks they cross in their travels, as adult females are thought to leave behind a chemical scent that signals whether they’re available for breeding. When a male detects such a track, he immediately starts following the female until he catches up, sometimes traveling for lon