KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -According to a study of polar bear attacks, researchers found that between 2010 and 2014 there were 15 bear attacks, a huge increase to the average of 7-12 every ten years.

Detailed explanation-2: -If bear makes physical contact, fight back. If deterrence/lethal efforts have failed and a polar bear attacks (makes physical contact), do not “play dead”. Fight back using any deterrents available, aiming fists or objects at the bear’s nose and face.

Detailed explanation-3: -As powerful predators, polar bears pose a major risk to human life and property. Throughout the polar bear’s range, attacks on humans and property continue to rise. In recent years, more than 20 direct attacks on humans have been reported within the polar bear’s range.

Detailed explanation-4: -More polar bears on land – looking for sustenance where their natural prey is absent – means more interactions with humans, and more attacks. Polar bears don’t seek out confrontations, but if they’re really hungry or feel threatened, they’ll kill – and eat – a human without a second thought.

Detailed explanation-5: -Unlike brown bears, polar bears are not territorial. Although stereotyped as being voraciously aggressive, they are normally cautious in confrontations, and often choose to escape rather than fight. Satiated polar bears rarely attack humans unless severely provoked.