In the early 1900s, a shortage of whale, walrus and seal was leading to the starvation deaths of polar bears in the north pole. At the same time, an unusually long mating season in the south pole led to a dangerous excess of penguins. Some well-meaning conservationists thought that they could solve both problems by bringing the bears south and have them feed on the penguins. As an experiment, a small population of about 20 polar bears was introduced to the south pole. This outraged the local penguin lovers, as well as those from Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania, but their fears were unwarranted. The bears did not prey on the penguins and all of them died of starvation. The reason? Polar bears don't like penguin.