As sea ice dwindles due to climate change, polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay are struggling to get enough to eat, leading to a decline in their population. Researchers from the University of ...
University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.
These could be unique to polar bears, but we can’t be sure of that, as so few studies have looked at the composition of animal sebum, says Holst. Arctic peoples such as the Inuit have ...
U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.
The analysis revealed a surprise: Polar bear sebum did not have an ingredient found in human hair and in the hair of other aquatic animals, like sea otters. open image in gallery A polar bear's ...
Unlike other bear species, polar bears are excellent swimmers and have been known to swim for miles to reach ice or land. In terms of behavior, polar bears are solitary animals, which adds to the ...
Ice also does not accumulate on it, despite the bears spending nearly all of their time in and around freezing cold water. “Animals living in polar habitats have emerged as a source of ...