Starving polar bear pounces on a seal | The Hunt - BBC

Subscribe and ? to OFFICIAL BBC YouTube ? Stream original BBC programmes FIRST on BBC iPlayer ? As the sea ice begins to break up in Summer, a polar bear ingeniously uses the drift ice to sneak up on a seal. In the Grip of the Seasons looks at the challenges of hunting in the Arctic, the most seasonal place on Earth. To a predator, seasonal change is a problem. It means that all the parameters of the hunt - the conditions, the strategies, the prey - change too. The only option for the Arctic’s top predators, the wolf, the Arctic fox and the polar bear, is to continually adapt to their changing world, exploiting the good times and enduring the bad. The Hunt | Series 1 Episode 2 | BBC One #bbc #TheHunt All our TV channels and S4C are available to watch live through BBC iPlayer, although some programmes may not be available to stream online due to rights. If you would like to read more on what types of pro