Demographics and Behavior of Polar Bears Feeding on Bowhead Whale Carcasses at Barter and Cross Islands, Alaska, 2002-2004 by U. S. Department of the Interior

Demographics and Behavior of Polar Bears Feeding on Bowhead Whale Carcasses at Barter and Cross Islands, Alaska, 2002-2004

U. S. Department of the Interior

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In the southern Beaufort Sea region, polar bears feed primarily on ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and to a lesser extent on bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) (Stirling and Archibald 1977, Smith 1980, Stirling 2002). Polar bears also feed on whale ...

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