Polar bears adapted to the Arctic just 70,000 years ago
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Late Pleistocene polar bear genomes reveal the timing of allele fixation in key genes associated with Arctic adaptation
BMC Genomics - The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) occupies a relatively narrow ecological niche, with many traits adapted for cold temperatures, movement across snow, ice and open water, and for...
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Polar bears provide millions of kilograms of food for other Arctic species 🐻❄️🍖 | The apex predators typically leave about 30 percent of edible animal remains behind, which other scavengers wouldn't otherwise be able to access. 🥩🌨️
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Science News
Polar bears provide millions of kilograms of food for other Arctic species
A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline threatens scavengers across the Arctic.