Bears now seen eating cubs on sea ice
(NEWSER) - Male polar bears have long been known to prey on cubs and even females, but bear cannibalism is more widespread than earlier thought, and may be on the increase because of climate change, researchers warn. Most previous sightings of bear eating bear involved animals on shore late in the year, but several sightings have been reported recently of polar bear cannibalism taking place in summer while the bears were still using floating sea ice as platforms to hunt seals, MSNBC reports. More»
