Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) depend on sea ice, where they hunt ice-associated seals. However, they are opportunistic predators and scavengers with a long list
of known prey species. Here we report from a small fjord in Svalbard, Norwegian High Arctic, a sighting of an adult male polar bear preying on two white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) on 23 April 2014. This is the first record of this species as polar bear prey. White-beaked dolphins are frequent visitors to Svalbard waters in summer, but have not previously been reported this far north in early spring.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/white-beaked-dolphins-trapped-ice-and-eaten-polar-bears
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jon-aars
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/magnus-andersen
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/agn%C3%A8s-breni%C3%A8re-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/polar-research
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mammals
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arctic
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/norway
