An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard
A case of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism is reported from Phippsøya, Svalbard. In this instance, a cub of some 7 months was killed by an adult male bear, which was in poor condition, in the close proximity of the mother,which was also in poor condition. It seems probable that the attack was...
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ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:02418afb-a7a8-449f-80dd-744b9e630142 2023-05-15T15:40:15+02:00 An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard Derocher, A.E. Stone, I.R. 2007 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/02418afb-a7a8-449f-80dd-744b9e630142 https://doi.org/10.7939/R31G4H English eng https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/02418afb-a7a8-449f-80dd-744b9e630142 doi:10.7939/R31G4H Copyright © 2007 Cambridge University Press Ursus maritimus Trends Population ecology Beaufort Sea Article (Published) 2007 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/R31G4H 2022-08-22T20:08:59Z A case of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism is reported from Phippsøya, Svalbard. In this instance, a cub of some 7 months was killed by an adult male bear, which was in poor condition, in the close proximity of the mother,which was also in poor condition. It seems probable that the attack was made for nutritional gain. Other/Unknown Material Beaufort Sea Phippsøya Svalbard Ursus maritimus University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive Phippsøya ENVELOPE(20.793,20.793,80.709,80.709) Svalbard |
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A case of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism is reported from Phippsøya, Svalbard. In this instance, a cub of some 7 months was killed by an adult male bear, which was in poor condition, in the close proximity of the mother,which was also in poor condition. It seems probable that the attack was made for nutritional gain. |
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An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard |
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An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard |
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An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard |
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An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard |
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An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard |
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incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on phippsøya, svalbard |
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