Why did the polar bear mark his meal with an X?
The article kind of lost any merit in the first paragraph.
You do realize that polar bears live on both land and ice?
You do realize the sea ice melts every year and the Churchill polars follow the ice as it melts and they do it on land?
They go where the food is,if it's plentifull in one area and lots of belugas are washing up on shore they will be content to stay right there.
You also realize polar bears are equally as happy on land as on the ice?
I think even one single trip past churchill would open your eyes but hey.
...you read it on the net and a photo journalist says it's true so it must be. Sheeeesh.
While some of the claims Ross makes have been peer reviewed in other publications and by other researchers, I don't think increasing prevalence of cannibalism is one of them. It's definitely a plausible relationship, but I'd like to see how she deals with an alleged increase in prevalence when there has likely been an increased observation effort at the same time. If there has been increased observations, then she would have to account for this possible confoundment.
Ice melts in summer,freezes in winter,bears are opportunistic,they will go where the food is on land or water,they can also swim for days.
Theres some expert facts for you.
The arctic doesnt get much simpler then that.
Theres probably less then 100 people who have kept a small remote camp open during the winter months at the arctic circle,I'm one of them and even the most hardened Innuit thought I was crazy to volunteer to attempt that as they wouldnt.
I don't think there would be this much concern if the species (or sub-species if you will) could adapt to the environment to survive. It does not appear that this is the case.
Do you want a hero cookie or something? You boast and brag like a child.
Well,I hate BS and your opening topic is pure BS,I rarely post about stuff I dont know about,this is something I know about from personal experience so I may not be a photo journalist but Im just showing my creds are a bit more believable then the person you posted the opening topic about.
Are you drinking again? My first post again because you have a bad memory rummy:Pure sensationalism and fearmongering in your opener.
While some of the claims Ross makes have been peer reviewed in other publications and by other researchers, I don't think increasing prevalence of cannibalism is one of them. It's definitely a plausible relationship, but I'd like to see how she deals with an alleged increase in prevalence when there has likely been an increased observation effort at the same time. If there has been increased observations, then she would have to account for this possible confoundment.
Credibility... out the window. I didn't post this thread. Mentalfloss did.
Are you drinking again? My first post again because you have a bad memory rummy:
Pure sensationalism and fear mongering.... One thing you are really good at, digging holes.
I also hold level 1 and 2 supervisor certificates for remote arctic camps and have managed a few camps.
And that means you know everything about reality, including physics, biology, ecology, biochemistry...... Why pay scientists, just ask Kakato...:roll:
Here's your damned cookies already, jeez:
And that means you know everything about reality, including physics, biology, ecology, biochemistry...... Why pay scientists, just ask Kakato...:roll:
Here's your damned cookies already, jeez:
Spidey can't hang with the NATO crew.
You need a minimum level 2 nunavut certificate to manage a remote camp,thats the law.That's because he doesn't even have a level 1 supervisor certificate for remote arctic camps. What a loser.
So, do you have any proof that they aren't feeding on each other? Do you have any proof it is not more prevalent now than before when there was lots of ice around?What a load of crap! Arctic fox will also eat others,pups,even their own offspring.
Thats something that happens in the animal kingdom the world over but if a photo journalist says it's so then it must be true.
Actually they can and do drown because they're too far from land or ice. Especially if they are cubs.Some of these "researchers" should actually talk to the people who have lived amongst these animals all their life instead of relying what they can gleen off the net.
Next thing you know they will say they are drowning because the sea ice is melting.
You can only post what you see, which is basically just anecdote. Like you've never seen a bear eat a bear so that must mean no-one else has either. You see lots of ice and even get your cat stuck in it, so that must mean there's lots of ice and it isn't melting.With these claims if you follow the money you will see someones usually getting a grant to post this kind of crap.