An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard

Derocher, A.E.; Stone, I.R.

doi:doi:10.7939/R31G4H

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An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard

Author(s) / Creator(s)
- Derocher, A.E.
- Stone, I.R.
A case of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism is reported from Phippsøya, Svalbard. In this instance, a cub of some 7 months was killed by an adult male bear, which was in poor condition, in the close proximity of the mother,which was also in poor condition. It seems probable that the attack was made for nutritional gain.
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2007
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https://doi.org/10.7939/R31G4H

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- English
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- Stone, I. R., & Derocher, A. E. (2007). An incident of polar bear infanticide and cannibalism on Phippsøya, Svalbard. Polar Record, 43(02), 171. DOI: 10.1017/S0032247407246170