Polar bears are the largest land carnivores. They can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh 1,700 pounds. Polar bears live in the Arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, and Norway. They hunt seals in the water and can eat up to 150 pounds at once as their main diet. Polar bears communicate through growls, roars, and head wagging and live solitary lives outside of mother-cub groups.

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2. Characteristics of
Polar Bears
• A group of polar bears is called a
"Celebration of Polar Bears".
• Polar bears can grow to 10 feet long and
weigh 1,700 pounds.
• Males are bigger than females.
• Run up to 40 mph
• Wide front paws with webbed toes.
• Paddle with front feet, steer with hind
feet.

3. Polar Bears Have
• Small heads
• Powerful jaws
• Black noses
• Black tongues
• Small flat tails
• 42 teeth
• Polar bears have two
types of fur

4. Where Can We Find
• The polar bear or the sea/ice
bear are the world's largest
land predators.
• Can be found in the artic, the
U.S. (Alaska), Canada, Russia,
Denmark (Greenland), and
Norway
• Today, 25,000 to 40,000 polar
bears roam the arctic.

5. Their Families
• Pregnant females polar bears
(called sows) build snow
dens.
• Give birth to 1-3 cubs
• Completely dependent on
mother for warmth and food.
• Cubs normally stay with the
mother for the first two
years.
• Cubs are much smaller than
human babies when born.

7. How Do Polar Bears
Hunt?

8. What Polar Bears Eat
• Polar bears are carnivores (meat-eaters).
• Hunt and catch their prey in the water.
• Eat mostly seals.
• Stomach can hold up to 150 pounds.
• Polar bears don't drink water.

9. How Polar Bears Communicate
With Each Other?
• A deep growl gives a warning to other
bears.
• Growls are commonly used to defend
their food source.
• When a polar bear wants to play with
another polar bear , he wags his head
from side to side.
• Angry polar bears make loud roars and
growls.

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