Polar Bears

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Climate Change Force Polar Bears To Spend 4-Times Energy For Prey

Owing to climate change-induced glacier melting in the Arctic, the polar bears and narwhals now require four times as much energy to hunt for survival. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology discovered that sea-ice loss is forcing the cold-climate mammals to conserve themselves rigorously as killer whales have infiltrated the previously ice-locked ocean stretches. Reportedly, the diet alterations have forced the ‘sit-and-… read-more

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 - 09:22 PM / by Ashly Ann Varghese

Tags: Climate Change, arctic, Polar bears, Narwhals, ice loss, killer whales

Courtesy: News 18