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Sparrowbuck t1_j6fz8u9 wrote

Reply to comment by KuroOni in 🔥 A Polar Bear following photographer Paul Souders from under the ice. by W0lfsKitten

Hahah no they don’t. They’ll go wherever they like, humans or no.

They will 100% stalk and eat people. Anything that moves = food. Seals or carrion or garbage are usually just easier food.

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fuqdisshite t1_j6fzzik wrote

the point is that if you are ever ANYWHERE and you see a polar bear watching you, you are now food. they do not waste energy following something that will not provide a source of food. obviously this photog is prepared, maybe a snowmobile sitting behind him, but this is the exception, not the rule.

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Sparrowbuck t1_j6g0vfj wrote

He was in a little boat. This is actually from a really nice photograph book

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fuqdisshite t1_j6g200s wrote

got it.

as a lover of the cold two of my bucket list items are the ice caps.

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KuroOni t1_j6g2fqp wrote

Well, as it turns out, from a quick google search (an actual expert might jump in and correct me because as we all know google is not a cery reliable scientifically accurate source). Polar bears do in fact avoid humans when possible so my statement is indeed true, according to the same sources, they would rather hunt what they are used to hunt aka seals because they run less, they fight less, they look less intimidating and less "alien" than us humans.

Due to human activities and climate change, they are sometimes forced to take more risks by going close to humans to get food but they still prefer to keep their distance unless they really need food.

So no they don't just jump at anything that moves unless they are desperate. It is similar with a lot of other predators as well, they try to avoid people too.

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