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Why do adult polar bears eat cubs?

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they don't eat the cubs thay care for them

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What eats the polar bear?

No creatures have polar bears as part of their diet, but killer whales rarely eat small cubs swimming in the water. Myths about adult male polar bears killing cubs are false. It is true that adult polar bears sometimes eat cubs, but these cubs are ones that have already died, perhaps of disease. mother polar bears with cubs will defend their cubs against adult males, but that is because the mother will try to avoid any potentially risky situation. no, only peopleEskimoes


Do wolves eat polar bears cubs?

No. Wolves aren't where polar bear cubs are located. Male polar bears if they are hungry will hunt a cub and eat it.


What do adult female polar bears eat?

seals


What do polar bears like in their home?

Polar bears usually like seals, their cubs, and their ice. The ice keeps the polar bears cold, because polar bears live in an environment where they are surrounded by ice. Their cubs because they have to feed their cubs daily, and their cubs have to stay warm, because they are young, and they have to be fed. The seals because seal is what polar bears eat. Seal contains all the nourishment that a polar bear needs to survive in its habitat.


Do polars bears eat other polar bear's cubs?

Males will sometimes kill and consume cubs.


What do polar bear cubs eat?

polar bear cubs get milk from their mom.Polar bear cubs are nursed by their mother for 2-2.5 years. This means that their diet is made up of milk.When they are weaned, their diet becomes very similar to adult polar bears - they eat mainly seals. Sub-adults may be forced to feed on the left-over carcasses of older bears if they are to young to kill their own.


How do polar bears feed their cubs?

The female polar bear lives with her cubs for more than two years. By that time they are weaned and have learned how to hunt and look after themselves. The male polar bear does not live with them. In fact, male polar bears have been known to kill cubs.


What would polar bears eat?

Seals, fish, anything they can hunt. When hungry a male will hunt cubs.


To how many bears does a polar bear give birth?

Its usually one to three cubs at the most.


Can polar bears eat seaweed?

There are rare cases of adult male polar bears eating young bears. Polar bears are NOT the same as black or grizzly bears - those species are known to kill cubs in an effort to send the female back into heat in order to mate. This is called infanticide and this behaviour has not been observed in polar bears. If an adult polar bear kills a cub it is most likely cannibalism, driven by desperate hunger. Due to rapidly shrinking Arctic sea ice, polar bears don't get to spend as much time on the ice hunting their primary source of food: seals. So if polar bears are stuck on land for longer periods of time, they may become more desperate for food sources.


What do the polar bears eat in the Antarctic?

There are no polar bears in Antarctica. If there were, they would eat the penguins.


With whom does the polar bear live with both parents or one?

Polar Bears live with the mother for approximately 2 years. The father leaves the mother and cubs before the cubs are born. And sometimes the male may even eat any of any bears cubs if he is hungry and if he can find them. So to answer your question, the cubs only live and know about their mother.