Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Polar Bears Hunt
on Land as Ice Shrinks
Less seafood
because of lessened sea ice for polar bears? At least, the arctic animal seems
to be able to adjust its preferred dining menu, sea food to meat on the land,
and hunt the prey to cope with the Arctic climate change that has melted more
sea ice than before and lessened their hunting environment.
It may sound
better than seeing photos of polar bears swimming in the sea looking for food and
drowned, as long as they can find enough population of alternative mammals on
the ground to fill their diet. Fortunately, at this moment, the increased
population of caribou seems to have been supporting the polar bears’. But how long
will that population balance last if more sea ice melts and more bears start
hunting on the ground for longer period than now?
Enjoy reading and
learning how wildlife is trying to adjust its diet to survive.
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