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===Polar bears have a pretty straight forward diet. Their main meal consists of seal blubber. Polar bears rarely eat the actual "red meat." This is because of the high levels of protein it has and when the bears burn it off, they are losing body fat too. They need this body fat to keep warm in the harsh arctic weather. The only time a polar bear will eat red meat is when a mother bear is giving food to her cubs. But polar bears don't just eat seal blubber. If they find a dead walrus or whale, they will eat these animals' blubber too. If a polar bear tries to kill a walrus with tusks 12-18 in. There is a good chance that the polar bear will be killed. These giants have also been seen eating bird's, bird's eggs, musk oxes, berries, and grasses. This is only when they really need food though. Did you know that an adult male can eat 90lbs of food a day? That's a lot in case you don't know. And if they are really really really hungry they will eat other polar bears' cubs.===

Here is a video of a polar bear hunting a walrus. It's also one of the rare times it wins.

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