3. Polar bears have a distinctive
white appearance while they
have their skin black The neck is
longer and the head is narrower
than other species of bear. The
front paws are large and used
like paddles for swimming.
Paws are heavily furred.
4.
5. It is a large bear,
approximately the same size as
the omnivorous Kodiak bear. A
boar (adult male) weighs
around 350–700 kg (772–
1,543 lb) , while a sow (adult
female) is about half that size.
6.
7. The polar bears habitat encompass the entire
circumpolar Arctic region. Polar bears have adapted
to be able to live in the water and on land . The polar
bear are excellent swimmers. and have been spotted
more than 100 miles away from land or ice. The polar
bear habitat is that of the entire Arctic region. . Polar
bears can be found swimming in the frigid
oceans waters, or adrift on ice.
The polar bears main habitat is on offshore pack ice,
and along costs and island of the Arctic region. Over
40 per cent of all polar bears living today live
in Northern Canada, on pack ice and along the shores
of the many island there. Polar bears prefer the ice
packs to other parts of their habitat because it allows
them to remain in close contact with their main food
source. Seals.
8.
9. Polar bears feed mainly on ringed and
bearded seals. Depending upon their
location, they also eat harp and hooded
seals and scavenge on carcasses of beluga
whales, walruses, narwhals, and bowhead
whales.
On occasion, polar bears kill beluga
whales and young walruses.
When other food is unavailable, polar
bears will eat just about any animal they
can get, including reindeer, small rodents,
seabirds, waterfowl, fish, eggs, vegetation ,
berries, and human garbage.
10.
11. If a polar bear doesn't eat for seven to 10 days, it can slow its metabolism
until it finds its next meal. They survive off of fat reserves from their diet,
which consists mostly of ringed and bearded seals.
3. Polar bears sport see-through fur
Although polar bears appear white, their fur is actually transparent. It
only appears white, because it reflects visible light. Under their fur, polar
bear skin is actually black.
4. They have a razor-sharp sense of smell
Polar bears have a keen sense of smell, which they use to find prey. A
polar bear can sniff out a seal on the ice 20 miles.
5. Two-thirds of polar bears could disappear by 2050
Polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt, and studies predict that global
warming could melt enough sea ice to lead to the disappearance of two-
thirds of polar bears by 2050.
