Feeding Behavior of Polar Bears at Bowhead Whale Remains on Barter Island
May 1, 2026
This dataset consists of a single table of data collected from video of polar bears feeding at remains of subsistence harvested bowhead whales on Barter Island. The table includes focal observations of individual bears to record the type of whale tissue consumed (blubber, muscle, etc.) and the number of bites taken by bears from food items over periods of 30 seconds to 12 minutes.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Title | Feeding Behavior of Polar Bears at Bowhead Whale Remains on Barter Island |
| DOI | 10.5066/P13DZQGA |
| Authors | Polar Bear Research Program USGS Alaska Science Center, Karyn D Rode, Anthony M Pagano, Todd C Atwood, David C Douglas, Kristin Simac, Lindsey S Mangipane, Ryan R Wilson |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Alaska Science Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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