Polar+Bear


 * Polar Bear. AKA Sea Bears **
 * ﻿ ﻿Physical Features: **


 * Polar Bears skin are black to absorb heat, yet their fur can be pure white, yellow, and sometimes even greenish. A Polar Bears outer fur is clear and hollow, it is also hard, to protect it from water. Their under fur is soft and dense to keep them warm. Another way for them to keep warm is that they have a thick layer of **
 * fat under their skin. Polar Bears have long necks and small heads,they are also one of the largest bears in the world. Polar bears have huge muscles,and their forepaws are webbed for when they swim. when on four legs they stand around 4 feet tall, and when on two they stand around 10 feet tall. These bears can weigh from 600 to 1600 pounds. **


 * Ranges :**


 * Polar Bears live in the Arctic Circle and in northern parts of North America and Eurasia. **
 * There are around 25,000 of these bears on the earth, but with global warming, the population is decreasing faster and faster. **


 * Behavior/Basic information: **


 * Polar Bears, like Black bears are very adaptable, but the y need ice to survive. They might not adapt fast enough to get through climate change. Polar Bears [[image:http://www.tropical-rainforest-animals.com/image-files/polarbear.jpg width="474" height="413" align="right"]] also roam a lot, and live in ice dens that they make with their paws. **


 * Diet: **


 * Polar Bears, since they live on top of the ocean most of the year, don't have a variety of foods to choose from. What they eat most of the time are ringed seals, but they will also eat birds if they can catch them. Sometimes if a Polar Bear hasn't eaten in a while he will attempt to fight and kill a walrus for food. In the summer, when the ice melts, Polar **** Bears will eat kelp and berries, if no meat is available. **


 * Mating/Offspring : **
 * Polar Bears mate in late spring **** when they a **** re around 4-5 **
 * years old. Polar Bears do not hibernate unless they are pregnant. They give birth to two small, blind, **
 * and hairless babies in the middle of winter. The mothers stay with their cubs to teach them **
 * everything they need to learn before the baby Polar Bear can go off on its own. **

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