Polar bear pulls seal pup onto ice then backs away. The reason why is extraordinary - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Mother seals usually stay close to their pups and this polar bear tried to use that fact to its advantage.

Wildlife watchers in Billefjorden, Svalbard, were stunned when a polar bear used a juvenile seal as bait to try to catch its mother too. 
The footage taken using telephoto lenses in spring 2026 show…