No, However during the summer months when thy have to come on land as the sea ice melts, they go for several months without food until the winter when they can get out on the ice again and hunt.
Polar Bears may have come into existence only 150,000 years ago, when Brown Bears were trapped by an ice age and had to adapt quickly to the icy environment to survive! && Also, scientists found the fossil of a Jawbone from a Polar Bear 130,000 years ago.
Polar bears can live up to thirty years.
Polar bears live for an average of 15 to 18 years.
There was 700 polar bears left in our world 50 years ago.
After about 2 years polar bears will leave their young to fend for themselves.
In captivity, polar bears live to their mid to late 30's. In the wild they live an average of 15 to 18-years. Scientists have tagged a few polar bears in the wild that have lived to be in their early 30's.
Polar bears are expected to live for as long as 30 years in the wild while in captivity they can live for 40 years.
No polar bears are not exstincted yet! they are very close! Maybe in the next few years. But they are not fully.
Polar bears and brown bears are closely related. The two species diverged around 100,000 years ago.
Best evidence shows that fifty years ago, the worldwide population was between 7800-10,000 polar bears. After most nations curtailed hunting for the polar bears, the population began to increase. Today, the best estimates are 23000 to 25000 bears.
Polar Bears live about 20-30 years in the Wild.... in captivity they can live up to 45 years You can find out how old a polar bear is by removing a tooth (but be very careful when you do this!). There is a ring on the tooth for each year that the polar bear is alive. Just like with trees. Female polar bears live up to their late 20's Male polar bears live up to 20 years old
Polar Bears can live up to fifteen years in the wild. Polar Bears can live over thirty years in captivity.Around fifteen to twenty years or more.