A Glimpse Into the Lifetime of a Polar Bear

Specialised bear watching excursions can see you exploring the Canadian Rockies, hiding out within the Bear hides of Finland, or marvelling on the unimaginable atmosphere through which the magnificent Polar Bear lives. Should you select the latter, it is fascinating to be taught extra about these magnificent creatures and the way they go about their each day life.A Polar Bear’s DayPolar Bears are most energetic throughout the morning and least energetic within the night. Within the Arctic, females with cubs have been noticed spending about 19% of their day looking throughout the springtime months, and about 38% of their day looking throughout the summer season. Males spend barely longer looking than their feminine counterparts.
So, what are they doing when they aren’t looking? In case you are fortunate sufficient to spend a while observing these enormous mammals on Polar Bear watching holidays, you’ll be aware that they spend fairly a little bit of time resting and sleeping! If it is a heat day they are going to unfold out on the ice and typically put their toes within the air, however when it’s cooler, they are going to curl up and normally cowl their snout to preserve heat.Regardless of being primarily solitary, an grownup feminine will stick with its cubs for the primary two to 3 years, and breeding pairs can even stick collectively throughout the mating season. You would possibly sometimes see teams of Polar Bears feeding collectively on a big carcass, similar to that of a whale, however it’s uncommon for adults to journey or feed collectively for prolonged intervals of time.Due to their solitary nature, on bear watching excursions, you are most definitely to see the animals on their very own. That mentioned, nevertheless, you is likely to be fortunate sufficient to see a mom interacting together with her cubs or a breeding pair that mate regularly. Often, two males will change into aggressive in the direction of each other when a feminine or meals is at stake, and an altercation makes for a fearsome expertise to watch.
HibernationIn winter, when meals is scarce, females hibernate in an effort to protect power. Polar Bears aren’t deep hibernators although, and lots of of their bodily capabilities nonetheless work as regular. Males that don’t hibernate when situations are harsh and meals is scarce have an efficient method of conserving their power provides.These embarking on Polar Bear excursions may have the chance to rise up shut and private to those magnificent creatures of their pure habitat, making for a really spectacular wildlife expertise.