How polar bears provide food for other Arctic species By Talker News Oct 28, 2025 15 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Photo by Pixabay via Pexels By Stephen BeechPolar bears act as "crucial" providers of food for other Arctic species, reveals new research. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%96 :4@?:4 >2>>2=D \ @77:4:2==J 4=2DD:7:65 2D QGF=?6C23=6Q \ 2??F2==J AC@G:56 >:==:@?D @7 <:=@D @7 >62E[ H9:49 DFAA@CED 2 G2DE pC4E:4 D42G6?86C ?6EH@C<[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 7:?5:?8D]k^AmkAm%96 ?6H DEF5J[ AF3=:D965 :? E96 D4:6?E:7:4 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]@:<@D;@FC?2=]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm;@FC?2= ~:<@Dk^2m[ C6G62=D 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 E96 <6J C@=6 A@=2C 362CD A=2J 2D 42CC:@? AC@G:56CD 7@C @E96C pC4E:4 DA64:6D]k^AmkAmxE :D 6DE:>2E65 E92E E96C6 2C6 36EH66? aa[___ 2?5 b`[___ A@=2C 362CD =67E :? E96 H:=5[ 3FE >2?\>256 4=:>2E6 492?86 2?5 8=@32= H2C>:?8 2C6 >2<:?8 =:76 :?4C62D:?8=J E@F89 7@C E96>]k^AmkAm%96 C6D62C49 E62> 6DE:>2E6D E92E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ac^_a^`b^>6=E:?8\9@A6D\DEF5J\D9@HD\A@=2C\362CD\42?E\252AE\E@\=@?86C\2C4E:4\DF>>6CD^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmA@=2C 362CDk^2m =62G6 369:?5 2C@F?5 f]e >:==:@? <:=@D W`e]f >:==:@? =3DX @7 E96:C AC6J 2??F2==J[ 4C62E:?8 2 Q>2DD:G6 2?5 G:E2=Q 7@@5 D@FC46 7@C 2 H:56 ?6EH@C< @7 2C4E:4 D42G6?86CD]k^Am Photo by Lars H Knudsen via Pexels By Talker kAm%96J D2J E96:C 7:?5:?8D D9@H E92E E96 2A6I AC652E@CD 2C6 2 Q4CF4:2=Q =:?< 36EH66? E96 >2C:?6 2?5 E6CC6DEC:2= 64@DJDE6>D \ 2?5 AC@E64E:?8 E96> :D 6DD6?E:2= ?@E ;FDE 7@C E96 362CD 3FE 7@C @E96C DA64:6D E@@]k^AmkAmqJ 9F?E:?8 D62=D @? E96 D62 :46 2?5 232?5@?:?8 E96 C6>2:?D[ E96 C6D62C496CD 6IA=2:?65 9@H A@=2C 362CD EC2?D76C 2 DF3DE2?E:2= 2>@F?E @7 6?6C8J 7C@> E96 @462? E@ E96 :46 DFC7246[ >2<:?8 :E 2446DD:3=6 E@ @E96C 2?:>2=D]k^Am More from this section +3 Abandoned mansion built for Wall Street magnate on sale for nearly $3M Unruffled by Trump, Chinese parents chase 'American dream' for kids Clinical Trial Finds Ketamine Not Effective For Depression kAm#6D62C496CD :56?E:7:65 2E =62DE `` G6CE63C2E6 DA64:6D <?@H? E@ 36?67:E 7C@> E96 >62E[ :?4=F5:?8 pC4E:4 7@I6D 2?5 C2G6?D[ H:E9 2? 255:E:@?2= 6:89E A@E6?E:2= D42G6?86C DA64:6D]k^AmkAm$EF5J =625 2FE9@C w@==J v2>3=:?[ @7 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^F>2?:E@32]42^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 |2?:E@32k^2m :? r2?252[ D2:5i “~FC 7:?5:?8D BF2?E:7J 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6[ E96 D966C D42=6 @7 A@=2C 362CD 2D 2 7@@5 AC@G:56C E@ @E96C DA64:6D 2?5 E96 :?E6C4@??64E65?6DD @7 E96:C 64@DJDE6>]k^Am Photo by Francesco Ungaro via Pexels By Talker kAm“(92E :D 2AA2C6?E 7C@> E9:D C6G:6H :D E92E E96C6 :D ?@ @E96C DA64:6D E92E 256BF2E6=J C6A=246D 9@H 2 A@=2C 362C 9F?ED[ :? H9:49 E96J 5C28 E96:C AC6J 7C@> E96 H2E6C E@ E96 D62 :46 2?5 =62G6 DF3DE2?E:2= C6>2:?D 7@C @E96C DA64:6D E@ 2446DD]”k^AmkAm!C6G:@FD C6D62C49 92D 6>A92D:K65 E92E 4@?E:?F65 H2C>:?8 :? E96 pC4E:4 2?5 E96 C6DF=E:?8 =@DD @7 D62 :46 5:C64E=J 6?52?86C A@=2C 362C A@AF=2E:@?D]k^AmkAmqFE E96 ?6H DEF5J 9:89=:89ED E92E 2 564=:?6 :? A@=2C 362CD H@F=5 ?@E @?=J :>A24E E96 DA64:6D :ED6=7 3FE E96 =@DD @7 E96 42CC:@? E96J AC@G:56 4@F=5 92G6 QD:8?:7:42?EQ 4@?D6BF6?46D 7@C E96 6?E:C6 pC4E:4 64@DJDE6>]k^AmkAm$EF5J 4@\2FE9@C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^D4:6?46]D2?5:68@K@@]@C8^DE277^?:49@=2D\A:=7@=5\A95Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmsC] }:49@=2D !:=7@=5[ @7 $2? s:68@ +@@ (:=5=:76 p==:2?46k^2m :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D[ D2:5i Q~FC C6D62C49 9:89=:89ED E96 :>A@CE2?E C@=6 @7 A@=2C 362CD 2D 42CC:@? AC@G:56CD]k^AmkAm“%96 D62 :46 24ED 2D 2 A=2E7@C> 7@C >2?J DA64:6D E@ 2446DD D42G6?8:?8 C6D@FC46D AC@G:565 3J A@=2C 362CD[ 2?5 F=E:>2E6=J[ 564=:?6D :? D62 :46 H:== C65F46 2446DD E@ E9:D 6?6C8J D@FC46]Qk^AmkAmw6 25565i Q~FC 7:?5:?8D :?5:42E6 E92E 5@4F>6?E65 564=:?6D :? A@=2C 362C 23F?52?46 :? EH@ DF3A@AF=2E:@?D 92G6 2=C625J C6DF=E65 :? E96 =@DD @7 >@C6 E92? b__ E@??6D @7 7@@5 C6D@FC46D 7@C D42G6?86CD 2??F2==J]”k^AmkAmsC] !:=7@=5 D2JD E96 7:?5:?8D 9:89=:89E E96 :?E6C56A6?56?46 @7 2C4E:4 H:=5=:76 DA64:6D 2?5 E96:C D92C65 GF=?6C23:=:E:6D :? E96 7246 @7 C2A:5 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 492?86]k^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Stephen Beech Polar Bear Arctic Scavenger Bear Predation Sea Sea Ice Ice Earth Sciences Ecology Physical Geography Animals Zoology Natural Environment Recommended for you Featured e-Edition Breast Cancer Awareness 2025 Breast Cancer Awareness 2025 Most Popular Child porn suspect denied bond reduction Arrest in Eclectic attempted murder case Alexander City woman arrested for attempted murder Bicyclist killed in crash on Highway 22 Alleged rapist seeks bond reduction Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 53° Cloudy57° / 52° 3 AM 53° 4 AM 52° 5 AM 52° 6 AM 51° 7 AM 51°