Polar bears are the largest bear species, growing up to 8-11 feet tall and weighing 500-1,700 pounds. They live in circumpolar regions where they can hunt seals at openings in sea ice, being found in Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Russia, and Norway. Polar bears primarily prey on ringed seals and bearded seals, but will also eat harp seals and beluga whales when available. They bite their prey's head and neck to disable it before feeding on the skin, blubber, and meat, often stopping to wash during feeding.

1. By: Keandra Johnson
All about the life of polar
bears

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.

7. Polar bears eating!
Where polar bears
live!
Baby polar bear!