Archive for November, 2009

Polar Bear More Information Concerning Bears

Brown bears are technically carnivores, but in practice most of their diet consists of plant matter such as sedges, grasses, bulbs, seeds, berries, and roots. They will also eat insects, fish, and small mammals. Some of these bears have even developed predatory practices on large animals, including moose, caribou, and elk. The polar bear is [...]

Will Polar Bears Survive The Threat Of Melting Ice?

Will polar bears make the leap into the next century? Recent studies project that if Arctic sea ice continues to disappear, so will the polar bear in much of its current range. Polar bears have a low reproductive rate. To feed themselves and their cubs, they rely on sea ice for platforms to hunt for [...]