Watch Polar Bears After Hibernation
In Watch Polar Bears After Hibernation, narrator Sir David Attenborough explains how a mother polar bear and her cub hunt after waking up from hibernation. Learn how a mother polar bear tries to find a seal under the ice. Watch a polar bear cub learn and play. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet, a definitive documentary series diving into the mysterious depths of the sea to discover the natural history of the world’s oceans and the rarely seen marine life that reside there.
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Q: What will happen if the polar bear doesn’t find food?
A: She won’t be able to produce milk for the cub, and it will die.
Q: How does the polar bear hunt seals under the ice?
A: The polar bear has a very good sense of smell and can sniff out the seals from up to 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) away.
Q: What percentage of the polar bear hunts are successful?
A: The polar bear will only be successful 1 in 20 of its attempts (5%).
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