article_snippet: Officials in Norway are warning anyone planning to visit The islands to witness this week's solar eclipse that polar bears are on the prowl in the Arctic region.
article_snippet: However, The islands are also home to about 3,000 polar bears - the earth's largest land carnivore, and the area's tourist website cautions The islands attack without warning.
article_snippet: The islands are said to be the best place on earth to watch Friday's eclipse - but The islands are also home to about 3,000 polar bears, which are known to attack without warning .
article_snippet: British teenager Horatio Chapple, a pupil at Eton College, was killed by a polar bear on Svalbard during a schools trek in 2011.
article_snippet: It's terribly cold in March and wehave the challenge with polar bears.'
highlights_snippet: People visiting Svalbard told to watch out for polar bears during Eclipse .
  
highlights_snippet: But also home to 3,000 of the predators - which attack without warning .
  