Researchers See Signs of Chronic Stress in Polar Bears' Blood
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Abnormally long fasts linked to melting sea ice may be pushing polar bears to their limits.
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How do polar bears eat when there's no sea ice? Not well, study
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Polar bear energetic and behavioral strategies on land with
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Polar Heatwaves Could Signal Warming Point of No Return for
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Stress in Polar Bears - Forschen, Handeln
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George Durner a polar researcher from the US Geological Survey
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What Keeping Polar Bears in Zoos and Aquariums Does to These
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Geographic Region North America
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Skin biopsies from affected and unaffected polar bears captured in
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Scientific Field/Discipline Zoology
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Sea ice-associated decline in body condition leads to increased
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