Snow, Swimming and Seal-Eating: A Polar Bear's View on Life

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on Friday released the first-ever video shot from the perspective of a polar bear on Arctic sea ice. The video, which was recorded using a video collar device, shows a bear walking on sea ice, swimming, attempting to eat a frozen seal and playing with a potential mate. (Fair warning: The seal portion of the video is quite gory)

Scientists led by Todd Atwood, who works at USGS' polar bear research program, applied video camera collars to four female polar bears on the sea ice north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in April. The footage provides rare insight into the bears' daily lives and activities on the ice Read more...