Cannibalism of a Yearling Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Churchill, Canada

An adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was observed on 17 October 2000 consuming a yearling polar bear at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. On 21 October 2000, a subadult male fed on the remains of the same bear carcass. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the adult male killed the yearling, althou...

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Main Authors: Dyck, M.G., Daley, K.J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2002
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description An adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was observed on 17 October 2000 consuming a yearling polar bear at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. On 21 October 2000, a subadult male fed on the remains of the same bear carcass. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the adult male killed the yearling, although it is possible that he took the kill from another bear. Le 17 octobre 2000, à Churchill au Manitoba (Canada), on a observé un ours polaire (Ursus maritimus) adulte mâle en train de manger un ours polaire d'un an. Le 21 octobre 2000, un jeune adulte mâle s'est nourri des restes de la même carcasse. Des preuves indirectes suggèrent que le mâle adulte a tué l'ours d'un an, bien qu'il soit possible qu'il ait pris la proie à un autre ours.
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63759 2025-06-15T14:15:37+00:00 Cannibalism of a Yearling Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Churchill, Canada Dyck, M.G. Daley, K.J. 2002-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63759 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63759/47694 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63759 ARCTIC; Vol. 55 No. 2 (2002): June: 109–213; 190-192 1923-1245 0004-0843 Churchill Manitoba western Hudson Bay cannibalism polar bear Ursus maritimus ouest de la baie d’Hudson cannibalisme ours polaire info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2002 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z An adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was observed on 17 October 2000 consuming a yearling polar bear at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. On 21 October 2000, a subadult male fed on the remains of the same bear carcass. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the adult male killed the yearling, although it is possible that he took the kill from another bear. Le 17 octobre 2000, à Churchill au Manitoba (Canada), on a observé un ours polaire (Ursus maritimus) adulte mâle en train de manger un ours polaire d'un an. Le 21 octobre 2000, un jeune adulte mâle s'est nourri des restes de la même carcasse. Des preuves indirectes suggèrent que le mâle adulte a tué l'ours d'un an, bien qu'il soit possible qu'il ait pris la proie à un autre ours. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Churchill Hudson Bay ours polaire Ursus maritimus Unknown Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Manger ENVELOPE(-153.250,-153.250,-77.483,-77.483) ARCTIC 55 2
spellingShingle Churchill
Manitoba
western Hudson Bay
cannibalism
polar bear
Ursus maritimus
ouest de la baie d’Hudson
cannibalisme
ours polaire
Dyck, M.G.
Daley, K.J.
Cannibalism of a Yearling Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Churchill, Canada
title Cannibalism of a Yearling Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Churchill, Canada
title_full Cannibalism of a Yearling Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Churchill, Canada
title_fullStr Cannibalism of a Yearling Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Churchill, Canada
title_full_unstemmed Cannibalism of a Yearling Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Churchill, Canada
title_short Cannibalism of a Yearling Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Churchill, Canada
title_sort cannibalism of a yearling polar bear (ursus maritimus) at churchill, canada
topic Churchill
Manitoba
western Hudson Bay
cannibalism
polar bear
Ursus maritimus
ouest de la baie d’Hudson
cannibalisme
ours polaire
topic_facet Churchill
Manitoba
western Hudson Bay
cannibalism
polar bear
Ursus maritimus
ouest de la baie d’Hudson
cannibalisme
ours polaire
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