Polar Bears - Data, Pictures and Videos

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(10-28-2017, 12:20 AM)Polar Wrote: @peter, that bear looks a bit too small. If standing, it looks like it'll be a foot taller than the men around it. Looks like they hunted younger specimens as well.

As to hunting polar bears during the war. The Battle of the North Atlantic was as fierce as it gets. My guess is Dönitz would not have approved of U-boat crews investing time in something distracting them from the war. At least, not while on sea. Surfacing was a dangerous undertaking.  

As to the size of the polar bear. As far as I know, the bear was on its own when it was shot. This means it was either adult or close to it. Its length (standing on its hindlegs, it would have dwarfed the men) also points towards an adult. Same for weight. Could have been a large female or, more likely, a young adult male.   

Meaby it was an adult male. Polar bears in that region are smaller than those in northeastern Russia and northwestern Canada. Also remember that the range in size is considerable in polar bears. Reply