Infanticide and Cannibalism of Juvenile Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard
ABSTRACT. Two instances of infanticide and cannibalism in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were observed in SE Svalbard, at Hopen Island. In the first, an adult male killed three young cubs at a den site and consumed one of them. In the second, an adult male actively pursued, killed, and consumed a dep...
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1999
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.491.140 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic52-3-307.pdf |