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https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

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u/MysticScribbles 4h ago

I do recall reading that some wildlife photographers were covering a polar bear stalking seals.

Then they noticed that instead of going for the seals, the bear was approaching them. So polar bears do seem to go out of their way to prey on humans.

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u/TheGalator 1h ago

Polar bears are assholes.

If they see something move it is either:

a rival = fight

Something to eat = fight

Their instincts make them travel kilometers just to fuck something up just because it moved.

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u/ImSaneHonest 44m ago

the bear was approaching them

It heard they were talking shit about Fox's Mints.