This little guy is Siku, our polar bear in Denmark, posing for the live cam a few months back. We are celebrating these great endangered creatures as we prepare for the live cam set up, tracking their movements to seal hunting grounds.
Did You Know? “In fall, a seal cuts ten to fifteen aglus (seal breath holes) in the ice using the sharp claws on its foreflippers. It keeps the aglus open all winter long, even when ice is six feet (~2 meters) thick. Seals surface about every five to fifteen minutes at one of these breathing holes. Polar bears locate breathing holes with their powerful sense of smell and lie in wait for the seals to rise… —from hours to days.”
“Bears also stalk ringed seals that are basking on the ice by taking advantage of their sleep-wake rhythms. The bear crawls slowly forward and freezes in place when the animal raises its head. At about 20 feet from the seal, the bear pounces!”
Read more at Polar Bears International.
