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2/11/2014

Topic Reading-Vol.671-2/11/2014

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Polar Bears Hunt on Land as Ice Shrinks
Less seafood because of lessened sea ice for polar bears? At least, the arctic animal seems to be able to adjust its preferred dining menu, sea food to meat on the land, and hunt the prey to cope with the Arctic climate change that has melted more sea ice than before and lessened their hunting environment.
It may sound better than seeing photos of polar bears swimming in the sea looking for food and drowned, as long as they can find enough population of alternative mammals on the ground to fill their diet. Fortunately, at this moment, the increased population of caribou seems to have been supporting the polar bears’. But how long will that population balance last if more sea ice melts and more bears start hunting on the ground for longer period than now?
Enjoy reading and learning how wildlife is trying to adjust its diet to survive.


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