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At this time of year, polar bears, on average, succeed only once in 20 hunts.
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If the hunter is skinny, like this one, that may not be often enough.
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All she can do is keep trying.
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To prevent her scent betraying her, she makes a wide sweep to get downwind of the seal.
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Getting close.
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She's now right behind the seal.
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Incredibly, she caught the seal underwater.
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It's only small, but even so, its blubber alone will contain 100,000 calories, enough to sustain this bear for a week.
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And, in that time, she might even catch another.
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But this can't go on forever.
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As summer continues, temperatures are rising.
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Each hunt requires more energy, draining the bears of their reserves.