Here is a short video from last week on the shore of Wapusk National Park of a fat sow and her fat cub. At this time of year, the Cape Churchill caribou herd (population ca. 3,000) is wandering by with their new calves. Unlike deer, both male and female caribou have antlers. The bears and the caribou simply ignore each other most of the time. Very rarely, a bear will chase one and even more rarely, catch one. However, the bears will scavenge caribou kills made by wolves, which are their primary predator.
Polar Bears and Caribou Explore org 18 August 2021
A similar video from 2019 showing one of the first bears ashore on 5 July, also fat and healthy:
via polarbearscience
August 22, 2021 at 05:53PM
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