Scientists who studied and tracked the bears determined that they survive despite having limited access to sea ice – something that is critical for polar bears – and instead use the freshwater ice supplied by Greenland’s ice sheet.
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A genetically distinct and isolated population of polar bears have been documented living in southeast Greenland.
Scientists who studied and tracked the bears determined that they survive despite having limited access to sea ice -- something that is critical for polar bears -- and instead use the freshwater ice supplied by Greenland's ice sheet. A study describing the bears was published Thursday in the journal Science.
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