From the underwater viewing room, you can see how agile and playful these arctic bruins really are. It is a common misconception that polar bears roam the world’s southernmost continent, to the frustration of many scientists. This means that not only are hunting conditions becoming more difficult for polar bears, but the prey is also becoming more scarce.

However, harbour seals do not appear to be abundant in most areas where polar bears live and they probably don’t account for much of their annual energy requirements. This live camera at the ouwehand zoo in the netherlands shows two baby polar bear cubs and their mother. Polar bears often rest silently at a seal's breathing hole in the ice, waiting for a seal in the water to surface.

As the ice caps melt, the seals are experiencing a decrease in habitat as well, and their populations have suffered. Polar bears & changing ice. We’re dedicated to conserving polar bears and the sea ice they depend on.

But at the zoo, you’ll discover that polar bears are right at home, and every day is an arctic summer day. The focal point of the conrad prebys polar bear plunge is, naturally, the pool. A polar bear standing upright on ice in the arctic.

The polar bears of hudson bay live in a seasonal ice area, where the ice melts completely in summer and freezes again in fall. Polar bears are dependent on seals as their primary food source. Polar bears live along shores and on sea ice in the icy cold arctic.