Viral Polar Bear Video Sparks Debate: Do They Hunt Humans?

• BBC wildlife photographer Gordon Buchanan's viral video shows a polar bear aggressively trying to break into his glass cage in Arctic Norway.
• Polar bears are widely perceived as unique among mammals for actively hunting humans, with online discussions highlighting their aggression.
• Polar Bears International (PBI) clarifies that nutritionally stressed adult male polar bears are most likely to threaten humans, not all polar bears.
• Decreasing Arctic ice leads to more human-polar bear contact and conflict, as more people venture into their habitat.
• Polar bears are the largest land carnivores, can weigh up to 680kg, have black skin under their fur, and can smell prey from 16km away.

Why It Matters: Polar bears actively hunt humans, a threat exacerbated by climate change.