But some polar bears have apparently developed a special hunting technique in which they kill the huge prey by throwing large blocks of ice at its head.
Inuit hunters have [berättat om den otroliga jakttekniken] (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433003349861&view=1up&seq=593 {“target”: “_ blank”}) for centuries, but scientists have previously dismissed the stories as myths – until a group of zoologists decided to investigate.
The researchers collected old stories, new eyewitness accounts of the hunting technique and observations from zoos where polar bears use tools to catch food.
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