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Polar bears loves seals! Polar bears will will crash through
the top layer of the ice itself in an effort to trap the
seals that may be resting in the hollow space below. Ringed
seals are a staple of the polar bear diet. But, more often
than not - the seals escape. Some studies have shown that
bears outwit their prey less than five percent of the
time.
But when the hunting is good, bears can be finicky eaters.
They will easily polish off a 100-pound meal consisting
of the seal's energy-packed skin and blubber, or fat layer.
But they commonly will leave much of the less nutritious
muscle behind. Young bears will sometimes devour the leftovers,
but it is often another Arctic inhabitant that rushes
in to claim a free meal.
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