claim: many scientists were surprised when other researchers subsequently found that ringed and bearded seals (the primary prey of polar bears) north of the Bering Strait especially thrived with a longer open-water season, which is particularly conducive to fishing
evidences.evidence_id: Bearded seal:54
evidences.article: Bearded seal
evidences.evidence: Natural predators of the bearded seal include polar bears, who rely on these seals as a major food source.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Marine mammal:130
evidences.article: Marine mammal
evidences.evidence: The polar bear is the most carnivorous species of bear, and its diet primarily consists of ringed (Pusa hispida) and bearded (Erignathus barbatus) seals.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:138
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: The polar bear is the most carnivorous member of the bear family, and throughout most of its range, its diet primarily consists of ringed (Pusa hispida) and bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus).
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:66
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: The polar bear tends to frequent areas where sea ice meets water, such as polynyas and leads (temporary stretches of open water in Arctic ice), to hunt the seals that make up most of its diet.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Ringed seal:3
evidences.article: Ringed seal
evidences.evidence: Ringed seals are one of the primary prey of polar bears and killer whales, and have long been a component of the diet of indigenous people of the Arctic.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO