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Reports say that a polar bear can smell a seal over a mile away. That's on top of the ice, not under it. Bears can't smell seals that are under water.
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What sense do polar bears use to find food?
A polar bear uses its nose to smell the food. Polar bears can smell a seal up to 20 miles away.
How many feet away can a polar bear smell seals?
3,000 feet
How far away can polar bears smell seals?
They can easily smell a whale carcass 20 miles away or seals up to 6' beneath the snow and ice. This will depend on whether the animal is dead, which way the wind is going, if it is under the ice, if the polar bear can smell well, etc.
How far away can a polar bear smell seals?
They can easily smell a whale carcass 20 miles away or seals up to 6' beneath the snow and ice. This will depend on whether the animal is dead, which way the wind is going, if it is under the ice, if the polar bear can smell well, etc.
What is a polar bear's nose for?
A polar bears nose is used to smell fish and other food in thesnow.
What is the meanest bear?
The polar bear is the only mammal in North America that will actively hunt human beings. A Polar Bear can take a human head off with a single blow of its paw. Polar bears have very sensitive noses and can smell blood as far as 20 miles away.
Do polar bears have the same sense of smell as dogs?
Apparently a polar bear's sense of smell puts a bloodhound's to shame!
Whats polar bear best sense?
Their sense of smell.
How far can a bear see?
Not nearly as far as they can smell. They may have relatively poor eyesight, but their keen noses are the most sensitive of any land animal. A polar bear can smell blood from miles away in subfreezing air temperatures.
How far away can a polar bear smell a sea lion?
Only if they both live in a zoo, because Polar bears live in the Northern hemisphere and Sea Lions in the Southern hemisphere.
What color is a polar bear when it is not around snow?
White. The polar bear will be white even away from snow.
What adaptations does a bear have in its environment?
Polar bears have a thick layer of (black) fur under their white fur to keep them warm. They have keen senses of smell and can smell a meal over a mile away. Their white fur helps them to blend in with the snow. They also have feet better adapted to swimming.
