After the ice retreats, a large male polar bear returns to the carcass of a fin whale, that has been picked clean by many bears during the previous summer season. On land, where bears cannot hunt for seals, food is scarce and such carcasses can mean the difference between starvation and survival.
Florian Schulz
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Visit to the whale bones
زيارة إلى جيفة الحوت
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After the ice retreats, a large male polar bear returns to the carcass of a fin whale, that has been picked clean by many bears during the previous summer season. On land, where bears cannot hunt for seals, food is scarce and such carcasses can mean the difference between starvation and survival.
بعد ذوبان الجليد، يعود دبٌّ قطبي كبير إلى جيفة حوتٍ زعنفي بعد أن قضت عليه الدببة خلال فصل الصيف الماضي. فعلى اليابسة، حيث لا تستطيع الدببة صيد الفقمات، يكونُ الغذاء شحيحاً وتشكّل هذه الجيف الفرق الوحيد بين تضورها جوعاً وبقائها على قيد الحياة.