Athropolis HOME   |   Maps   |   Arctic Links   |   Arctic Library
Click to go HOME
From our library of things you should know about the Arctic

Click for more information.

Polar Bear Instructions: How to Catch Seals

We, polar bears, will eat almost anything, but we prefer seals. Here are the best ways to catch our favorite meal.

1. Wear your white fur coat to keep you from being seen against the white ice and snow. Then you can sneak up on seals that are basking on the ice.

2. Take advantage of the seal's sleep-wake rhythms - crawl slowly forward when the seal sleeps and freeze in place when the seal raises its head. When you get close enough... dinner!

3. We can't breathe underwater, and neither can seals. Wait quietly by the seal's breathing hole in the ice and when it comes to the surface for air - grab the sucker!

4. When seals give birth in the spring, they nurture their pups in dens and shelters in snow drifts on the ice. Search out those resting places and dig the tender little pups out of the snow. They're not big, but they make a great snack.

MORE...
Click pictures for more information and credits.
Library: Polar Bears, Animals, Arctic
Links: Animals, Arctic
Just for Fun: Polar Bear Jokes!
News Story: It's Polar Bear Season!
Arctic Maps & Weather Reports


Double-click any unlinked word DICTIONARY: Just "double-click" any unlinked word on this page for the definition from Merriam-Webster's Student Electronic Dictionary at Word Central.
Arctic Library ARCTIC LIBRARY & GLOSSARY: Check this section for an index of the rest of the things you really need to know about the Arctic.
All sorts of Arctic Maps ARCTIC MAPS & WEATHER REPORTS: Maps of the Northwest Passage, explorers' routes, iceberg sources, Nunavut, the Arctic by treeline, temperature...
Links to related sites. ARCTIC LINKS: Even more information! Links to sites related to the Arctic and "Iceberg: the Story of the Throps and the Squallhoots".
A Guide to Arctic Sunrise and Sunset GUIDE TO ARCTIC SUNRISE & SUNSET: How much sunlight or darkness is there in the Arctic on each day of the year?

Search for more on this topic...from Athropolis!
Select the search engine (up to 4 at one time),
enter your request, and click "Search".
( Search Tips )

AltaVista    Google    Lycos    Yahoo
Icy Cold Jokes | Icy Games | E-mail | Athropolis HOME
Copyright © 2005 Athropolis Productions Limited. The content of web sites that this site has links
to is the property of their respective owners, and Athropolis is not responsible for their content.