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The Polar Bear
The Polar Bear
Course:English
Year: 2023
A short description of the polar bear
• Polar bears have a thick layer of body fat and a waterproof shell that
insulates them from air and cold water.
• It is known as polar bear or also white bear (due to the color of its
fur, ideal for hunting between ice and snow) to a species of
quadrupedal mammal, typical of the frozen regions of the arctic, which
constitutes one of the terrestrial carnivores of larger size today. Its
scientific name is Ursus maritimus.
polar bear characteristics:
• If you wonder how much a polar bear weighs, a male polar bear weighs
more than 500 kg, females weigh half of these, they measure 2 meters and
males 2.60 meters.
• The structure of the polar bear, despite its large size, is more slender than
that of its relatives, the brown and black bears, likewise, tiny, black and
shiny eyes stand out, like the sensitive snout of enormous olfactory power,
the ears are small, hairy and very rounded.
• This very specific facial configuration is due to a double reason: camouflage
and the possibility of avoiding as much as possible the loss of body heat
through the aforementioned facial organs.
Polar bear feeding
• The white bear feeds mainly on young ringed seals.
• They are carnivorous animals. Other species of bears incorporate numerous
vegetables and fruits into their diet. Polar bears, due to the region they inhabit, only
eat vegetables sporadically in the arctic summer. For this reason they are the most
carnivorous bears on earth.
• Polar bears do not drink water. The water they have in their environment is salty,
so they need to obtain blood and body fluids from their prey.
Main prey of the polar bear
• Seals
• Walruses
• Belugas
• white beaked dolphins