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they have a short tail because their tail keeps in their warmth.
To minimize heat loss :]
Polar bears like other bears have short tails more or less because they don't need long ones. Bears evolved from a canine like species that had long tails. They didn't really need the long tails and through natural selection eventually evolved the stumpy tails they have today. Another reason specific to polar bears is that is very inefficient to heat a long tail when temperatures are as cold as they are in that bears environment.
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∙ 6y agothey have a short tail because their tail keeps in their warmth.
To minimize heat loss :]
Polar bears like other bears have short tails more or less because they don't need long ones. Bears evolved from a canine like species that had long tails. They didn't really need the long tails and through natural selection eventually evolved the stumpy tails they have today. Another reason specific to polar bears is that is very inefficient to heat a long tail when temperatures are as cold as they are in that bears environment.
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∙ 15y agoPolar Bears have a tail, yes. It is small, which is not unusual with animals living in very cold climates. It is short, rounded, and on average between 2.8 and 4.7 inches long, or 7 to 12 cm long. For more details please, sites listed below.
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∙ 9y agoBears don't have much use for their tails. However, they evolved from animals that had a tail. Evolution has not yet eliminated the tail entirely, because at its current size, it doesn't cause any trouble for bears.
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∙ 15y agothey have short tails because that is the way they were made
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∙ 14y agoyes, polar bears have a tail but a very small and stubby one. when you see a polar bear, the tail might be hard to see but they definitely have one
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∙ 13y agoYes, they are a stubby little one.
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∙ 14y agoAll bears have short tails.
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What is a nonpolar tail?
it is a polar bear without a tail
Does a polar bear have a tail?
Yes, they have a very small tail.
How does a polar bear's small ears and tail help it adapt to its habitat?
Both small ears and tail help because then there is not a lot of heat that gets lost. This helps the polar bear keep warm.
How do you become a polar bear?
It is impossible to become a polar bear unless you are born a polar bear. But you can become like a polar bear by imitating some of its distinct characteristics. If you want to look like a polar bear, you will have to make a costume of white fir, wear big teeth, and have two little ears and a little tail. You will then want to act like a polar bear, swim like a polar bear, and eat like a polar bear. But you will never mate with a polar bear or make little baby polar bears.
How does the polar bear help the polar ice?
why does the polar bear helps the polar ice
Which is bigger polar or grizzly bear?
The grizzly or brown bear and the polar bear are basicly the same size.
Which animal is bigger the polar bear or the brown bear?
The Polar Bear.
Is polar bears the biggest bear?
The Polar bear is the biggest bear.
How do the male polar bear and the female polar bear have the baby polar bear?
just like human do .
What can you do with a polar bear?
Nothing. A polar bear will eat you.
Is polar bear polo polar bear abuse?
no
Is polar bear a bear?
Polar bears are bears
