Will a polar bear attack a walrus?

Walruses, weighing as much as 1,300 kilograms with huge tusks and nearly impenetrable skulls, are almost impossible for a hungry polar bear to kill. But new research suggests that some polar bears have invented a work-around — bashing walruses on the head with a block of stone or ice.

What bear is stronger than a polar bear?

A grizzly bear is likely able to beat both a polar bear and a black bear in a battle for survival.

What animal can kill a walrus?

polar bear
Predators. Due to its great size and tusks, the walrus has only two natural predators: the killer whale (orca) and the polar bear.

How heavy is a walrus?

2,200 lbsAdult
Walrus/Mass

Why are polar bears scared of walruses?

The constant approaches did not allow walruses to rest and revealed weak or sick animals. Walruses were easier to run down and kill during panics, which is why polar bears constantly harried the walruses – a tactic that was sometimes successful.

Why are polar bears afraid of walrus?

There have been isolated observations of walruses attacking polar bears in the water, though it is unusual. In the water, too, walruses generally react to polar bears as to predators – they fear and avoid them.

Do walruses eat polar bears?

There have been isolated observations of walruses attacking polar bears in the water, though it is unusual. In the water, too, walruses generally react to polar bears as to predators – they fear and avoid them. Only rarely do they attack.

What is the difference between a polar bear and walrus?

A mature male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) can weigh more than 700 kg (1,500 lb), making it one of the largest land carnivores on Earth. But walruses are much heavier. An adult male walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) can weigh more than 2,000 kg (4,400 lb), about three times as much as a polar bear.

Who would win in a fight polar bear or walrus?

So, overall verdict says that Polar bear have an advantage on land over walrus but in water, walrus can easily win the fight with the tusk as its main weapon.

Will a walrus kill a polar bear?

Once Polar bear follows Walrus in the water, then comes the best time for Walrus to attack polar bear. Walrus uses its tusk and injures polar bear, wounded polar bear tries to move towards land but walrus keeps attacking constantly without wasting any single moment and sinks its tusks on the back of polar bear and may even kill the bear.

How much does the average walrus weigh?

An adult male walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) can weigh more than 2,000 kg (4,400 lb), about three times as much as a polar bear. Walruses are the largest pinnipeds (seals) in the Arctic but they are not top predators; they eat primarily mollusks from the seabed.