Explore the diet and feeding habits of polar bears, from hunting seals to scavenging, and how they sustain themselves in the harsh Arctic.

What Do Polar Bears Eat in the Wild? The amount of food polar bears eat varies widely according to the time of year. They eat most when food is abundant, between late April and early July. …

Apr 1, 2025 · Polar bears eat a diet that consists mainly of seals, but they also prey on the carcasses of larger marine prey, such as beluga whales. Polar bears are predominantly meat …

Polar bears feed primarily on ringed seals, but will also eat bearded seals, harp seals, hooded and harbor seals, when available. Larger prey species such as walrus, narwhal and beluga are …

Jul 17, 2025 · Primarily they eat meat and fats of seals. They are opportunistic predators and when their staple diet becomes scarce they may go for other small animals, plants, and even …

Polar bears feed mainly on ringed and bearded seals. Depending upon their location, they also eat harp and hooded seals and scavenge on carcasses of beluga whales, walruses, narwhals, …

Jul 16, 2024 · The diet of wild polar bears primarily consists of seven key foods: ringed seals, bearded seals, whale carcasses, terrestrial mammals, bird eggs, marine algae, and larger …

Jul 1, 2025 · The eating habits of polar bears vary throughout the course of their life. Young bears mainly consume meat from prey, while adults consume the fat and skin of the animals first. …

Oct 8, 2025 · Polar bears are adapted to eat soft, high-calorie blubber (also, flesh but often leave meat for scavengers) Primarily carnivorous, compared to brown and black bears (Rinker et al. …

Aug 14, 2025 · Learning what polar bears eat reveals not only their dietary preferences but also the strategies they use to find and capture prey in a habitat where food can be scarce. Their …