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5 Things You Never Knew About Polar Bears

This apex predator isn’t really white and doesn’t snack on humans as much as you’ve heard.

By Allison Futterman
Nov 1, 2021 8:00 PMNov 1, 2021 7:58 PM
Polar bear and cub
(Credit: Belovodchenko Anton/Shutterstock)

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It’s Polar Bear Week, a celebration of the eponymous animals and their annual migration to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Once they converge on Churchill, polar bears await the sea ice to form on Hudson Bay so they can hunt for seals. If you’re interested, you can actually watch a live stream of the migration. Meanwhile, here are some facts to help you get to know this Arctic keystone species.

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