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

• Main Authors: Wiig, O., Derocher, A.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Ursus maritimus; Infanticide; Barents Sea; Cannibalism; Svalbard; Polar bears; Hopen; Hopen island
• Online Access: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/a534f510-a8df-4c86-b283-6bb261fc4e48; https://doi.org/10.7939/R3JC5H

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...