Food

HOW CAN PEOPLE SLOW THE RATE OF GLOBAL WARMING? ~People could car pool to or from work, school, or anywhere else. ~Factories can buy special filters so they don't release harmful gasses to our atmosphere. Uhmmmm, which should I eat first!



~*Polar bears can hold about 15-20% of their weight in their stomach when their energy level is high.*~ ~When polar bears are in hibernation, they don't eat.~ ~Polar bears need around 2 kilograms of fat everyday to live.~ ~Polar bears like to eat seals, fish, beached whales,walrus, caribou, grass, seaweed, seabirds, and sometimes reindeer. In the summer they sometimes eat berries and other plants.~ ~Polar bears scavenge on carcasses of beluga whales, walruses, narwhals, and bowhead whales.~ ~A polar bear's favorite food is ringed seal.~ ~Polar bears even go into nearby towns and break into buildings for food.~ ~Climate scientists predict that floating polar ice will disappear by midcentury, leaving the bear without food and habitat. Two-thirds of the population could disappear by 2050, scientists say.~ ~It's becoming more common for polar bears to be 50 kilometers or more inland searching for food.~ ~Polar bears may also eat humans and very often other polar bears.~ ~Blubber helps insulate polar bears from the freezing air and cold water, and acts as a nutritional reserve when food can’t be found.~ ~Depending on a polar bear's location, they may also feast on harp or hooded seals.~ ~On a occasion, polar bears may kill young beluga wales and walruses.~

After Hudson Bay freezes over, the Polar Bear is on the hunt for food and this adult finds his search successful as he chews on a carcass from a seal. The Polar Bear has been sleeping for many months, so when winter finally arrives in Churchill, Manitoba, food is the number one item on a bears agenda.

Polar Bears main food is ringed seal. They are the best food for polar bears because the high fat content in baby ringed seals helps them store fat that they need for summer months, when food is scarce. Now, you may be thinking, how can a polar bear catch a seal when a seal can swim much fasterr? Although polar bears has been reported to swim 40 miles over open water, seals are deffinately faster. By using there great sense of smell, they can locate seals in their dens under water. By using their weight, polar bears crush down on the caves, killing their prey.