Resource Type
Fast and Fun Fact
Region
Arctic
A polar bear's favorite meal is seal. Occasionally a polar bear may kill a young whale or walrus or they will scavenge their carcasses. When their primary food sources are unavailable, polar bears will expand their diet and may eat reindeer, small rodents, seabirds, waterfowl, fish, shellfish, eggs, vegetation, berries, and human garbage if available. Polar bears do not eat penguins, since penguins live in the southern hemisphere and polar bears live in the northern hemisphere.
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