Explore: Polar Bear And Harp Seal

The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), also known as the saddleback seal or Greenland seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can

off of polar bear mortality and ringed seal sustenance. Most research on ringed seals is focused on their requirement of sea-ice to live and reproduce

to whom?] terrestrial carnivorans, the Kodiak bear and the polar bear. The southern elephant seal was one of the many species originally described

pagophilia in seals. The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is dependent on sea ice for hunting and feeding. Seals are the primary food source for polar bears so the

(1993); Nanook and Nauja: The Polar Bear Cubs (1995) (with Angele Delaunois); Kotik: The Baby Seal (1995) (with Angele Delaunois); Polar Dance: Born of

by its closest relative, the polar bear, which is much less variable in size and slightly bigger on average. The brown bear is a sexually dimorphic species

000 harp seals were killed, Russia reported that 5,479 seals were killed and Greenland reported that 90,000 seals were killed in their respective seal hunts

plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails. While the polar bear is mostly carnivorous, and the giant panda is mostly herbivorous, the

subantarctic fur seal typically resides near temperate islands in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans north of the Antarctic Polar Front, but juvenile