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  2. List of fatal bear attacks in North America - Wikipedia

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    USA, Wales, Alaska — Myomick was attacked and killed by a polar bear in the small village of Wales, Alaska. The attack happened at 2:30 pm. The polar bear had chased several residents of the community, before it killed the woman and her 1-year-old son. The bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair. [46] [47]

  3. Ursus maritimus tyrannus - Wikipedia

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    The ulna is estimated to have been 48.5 cm (19 in) long when complete- for comparison, modern subadult polar bear ulnae are 36–43 cm (14–17 in) long. [1] The ulna was dated to the early Weichselian of the Late Pleistocene (~70kya). [2] Of the 16 specimens identified as Pleistocene polar bears, this is the only fossil ascribed to this ...

  4. Bear attack - Wikipedia

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    The earliest recorded account of a polar bear attack was written in 1595. It described a predatory attack on two people from Willem Barentsz's crew in the Russian Arctic. Between 1870 and 2014, out of 73 recorded polar bear attacks there were 20 human fatalities and 69 injuries.

  5. A man 'leapt' onto a polar bear to protect his wife during ...

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    A man who “leapt” onto a polar bear when it lunged at his wife during a rare attack earlier this week was seriously injured but is expected to recover, tribal authorities in Canada said.

  6. Polar bears kill worker at remote radar site in Canadian Arctic

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    It marked the first fatal polar bear attack in 30 years in Alaska, the only U.S. state that is home to the animals. In 2018, a 31-year-old father was killed in a polar bear attack while protecting ...

  7. Husband Who 'Leapt' onto Polar Bear to Protect Wife from ...

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    A man has been seriously injured after trying to prevent a polar bear from attacking his wife in northern Ontario, Canada. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, before 5 a.m. local time, an adult male and an adult ...

  8. Polar bear - Wikipedia

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    The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed.The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb).

  9. Man severely injured protecting wife from polar bear attack

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    Alysa McCall, director of conservation outreach and a staff scientist at Polar Bear International, told CBS News partner CBC that polar bears rarely attack humans. When an attack occurs, the bear ...