Now for the big question: do polar bears hunt humans? The answer is, not really. One study showed that there were only 73 attacks on humans between 1870-2014, only 20 of which were fatal. Attacks were most often the consequence of hungry male polar bears, or, in some cases, females protecting their cubs.
The only study more dubious would be one detailing the murder rates in uncontacted tribes from 1870-2014.
I appreciate the intention: polar bears aren’t man eating monsters, but the remote nature of life in the Arctic gives me serious doubts on the accuracy of those findings.
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/do-polar-bears-hunt-humans/
The only study more dubious would be one detailing the murder rates in uncontacted tribes from 1870-2014.
I appreciate the intention: polar bears aren’t man eating monsters, but the remote nature of life in the Arctic gives me serious doubts on the accuracy of those findings.