It's a frosty face-off
in the arctic arena
as we pit the king
of the arctic against a worthy
new heavyweight challenger.
We're gearing up
for some cold combat with
Tonight's battle
takes place in the Arctic Ocean.
Sheets of ice and frigid
water set the stage
for a semiaquatic struggle
between our two fighters.
First in the ring
isn't the cute cola mascot
you remember.
it's the mighty
With no natural predators
in its habitat.
The only thing he has to worry about
are human hunters
and the increasing threat
of climate change.
With global temperatures on the rise,
the Arctic is getting smaller.
The polar bear,
who already spends 50% of his time
looking for his next meal,
needs to expand his horizons
and find a much larger prey
if he doesn't want to go hungry.
Bring in the hefty heavyweight,
The walrus is a pack animal.
He likes to chill with his crew,
and you might see them in groups
of 100 or more.
He's a carnivore that mostly feasts
on smaller animals
like snails,
squid and clams.
Who's the only predator
that stands a chance against him?
The polar bear.
Let's get into this
fearsome fight with -
Weighing in at 600 kg (1,322 lb),
the polar bear is outmatched
by the walrus’ whopping
1,700 kg (3,750 lb).
The polar bear can smell his prey
from up to a km (0.6 m) away.
But get this.
His hearing
isn't any better than yours or mine.
The walrus can hear predators
coming from over 1.6 km (1 m) away.
He has up to 700 vibrissae,
or whiskers, on his face
that he uses to detect prey
in the water.
With his larger body mass
and heightened senses,
Round 1 goes to the walrus.
"That's how polar bear died!"
The polar bear is smart
and knows the walrus
has good hearing.
He's going to sneak up on the walrus
and catch him off guard.
The polar bear finds the most isolated
walrus of the pack as its prey.
Its exposed alone
and well,
sleeping apparently.
A walrus spends
about three-quarters of its life
sleeping.
The polar bear has no problem
finding a walrus with his
defenses down.
With a bite force of almost
8,300 kPa (1,200 PSI)
and 42 razor-sharp teeth,
the polar bear makes the first strike!
Shocked by the sneak attack,
the walrus is trying to get away
from the polar bear.
If he can make it to the water,
the walrus can swim away at a speed
reaching 35 km/h (22 mph).
The polar bear
wouldn't be able to catch up!
His own swim speed
is only 10 km/h (6 mph).
But on land,
the walrus can only
run at a max speed
of 10 km/h (6 mph) for short bursts.
That isn't much faster
than your average human.
The polar bear is much faster on land,
running four times
faster than the walrus
at 40 km/h (25 mph).
He'd be able to catch up to the walrus
well before he makes it
into the water.
Round 2 goes to the polar bear!
"Man,
I wish I had a polar bear right now."
The walrus has a thick hide
that protects it from the
polar bear's bites for some time.
The walrus is even strong enough
to take the full weight
of the polar bear on his back.
The polar bear's going to have
to try something else
to knock the walrus out.
He uses his nearly
10 cm (4 in) long claws
to grab loose ice and
throw them at the walrus.
It's a direct hit to the head!
That blunt force
trauma is going to be hard
to come back from, folks.
The walrus could try to sink
its 1 m (3.3 ft) tusks
into the polar bear’s back
if it wants to have any chance
in this fight.
But the odds of him
being able to land a clean hit
against a far faster and more agile
polar bear are slim to none!
It'll be a relentless and drawn-out
beat down from the polar bear.
With his speed, agility and endurance
on his side,
the polar bear wins this round.
The winner
and still apex
predator of the Arctic
is the polar bear.
He may have won this fight,
but how will our champion
fare against the
North American grizzly bear?
We'll see who wins
on another round of VS.