2. • Polar bears are the largest bear
species.
•They can grow to 8-11 feet tall and
about 8 feet long, and weigh about
500-1,700 pounds.
•They are easily-recognized due to
their white coat and dark eyes and
nose.
3. Facts about the Polar Bear
Where do polar bears live?
Who are the polar bears prey?
What is the polar bears eating habit?
Pictures of Polar Bears
4. Polar bears live in the circumpolar north in areas where
they can hunt seals at openings in the sea ice called leads.
They are found in Canada (home to roughly 60% of the
world's polar bears), the U.S.
(Alaska), Greenland, Russia, and Norway (the Svalbard
archipelago).
Scientists have identified 19 populations of polar bears
living in four different regions in the Arctic
5. The Bearded Seal is one of their
preys
The Ringed Seal is another
When available the polar bear will
also eat Harp Seals
they’ve also been seen hunting
beluga whales.
6. Once a seal is captured, a polar bear bites it
several times on the head and neck to
disable it before dragging it several meters
from the water to feed.
A polar bear eats the skin and blubber first,
then the meat.
Polar bears often stop to wash during
feeding, using water nearby or rubbing in the
snow.
Polar bears don't always eat the entire kill.
Carcass remains are scavenged by other
bears, arctic foxes, and gulls.
