Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard ...

• Main Authors: Wiig, O., Derocher, A.E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alberta Library 1999
• Subjects: Ursus maritimus; Infanticide; Barents Sea; Cannibalism; Svalbard; Polar bears; Hopen; Hopen island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r3jc5h; https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/16029

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 dependent yea...