Scientists have discovered polar bears that have adapted to life without sea ice. It raises hopes the species can survive even as the climate warms.
The small group shows resilience as the climate warms, but some scientists warn that polar bears elsewhere might still struggle to survive
Scientists tracked a few hundred polar bears in southeastern Greenland like this one on a glacier with freshwater ice.Polar bears have been struggling as the climate warms and, but scientists have discovered a group of bears in southeastern Greenland that have adapted to life without sea ice by hunting on glacier ice.
The unexpected finding, published Thursday in the journal Science, suggests that the species—which typically depends on sea ice for hunting seals—may prove surprisingly resilient in the face of the continuing loss of sea ice as the climate warms.
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