Cameras attached to grizzly bears reveals their life in the Arctic

Cameras attached to the necks of 12 Arctic grizzly bears show how the animals feed, roam and survive during the brief summer months on Alaska’s North Slope, when they wake up from their winter slumber which usually last about 8 months a year.

The cameras recorded 5 seconds clips every 5 to 10 minutes during May and October 2025. The goal is to learn how they take advantage of the “extremely short Arctic summer to obtain enough fat reserves to hibernate through the long, harsh Arctic winter”, researchers said as very little is known about what they eat, and where they go to sleep.

Grizzly bears have been seen eating caribou, waterfowl, waterfowl eggs, ground squirrels, various vegetation, and an incredible amount of berries.