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How does a polar bear's small ears and tail help it adapt to its habitat?
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∙ 14y ago
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.
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How has man influenced the polar bear and the habitat?
People have influenced the polar bears by hunting them and leading them to extinction. Men also made the polar bear in extinction by creating a global warming that made the icebergs melt and now, a small amount of habitat is left for the polar bears to live.
Why do polar bers have small ears?
Polar bears have small ears because they are special.:)Polar bears have small ears because they are special.:)
Why do smaller animals like polor bears have small ears?
polar bears aren't small you imbecile
How did polar bears adapt?
Polar bears are adapted by there white fur. They are hunters so the white fur makes it difficult for them to spotted on a white background. They have small ears to reduce heat loss as the larger ears are the more heat they lose, resulting in the animal being cold. They are extremely good at swimming.
Do polar bears live all over the world?
No polar bears don't live all over the world. Polar bears live in North Pole, South Pole, The Artic, really small islands, and Canada.
How does a polar bear meet its needs for food water and shelter in its habitat?
They eat seal and carcasses. The Polar Bear's favorite food is the ringed seal, although they also hunt Bearded, Harp and hooded Seals. Polar Bears gather in groups when the food is scarce. When the food is scarce the Polar Bear also eats the carcasses of walruses, or whales such as the Narwhal, Beluga and bow head whales. Baby Polar Bears nurse and are fed with their mother's milk. They also eat small portions of what their mother kills. Polar bears get their water from the chemical reaction that breaks down fat. This is why a polar bears diet is high in fat but low in protein. For example, when they hunt seals, polar bears will eat the blubber, but leave the rest behind for scavengers. Polar bears are remarkably adapted to withstand the incredible cold (-70 below zero sometimes) of the Arctic north pole. But when temperatures do get extremely cold, like -70 below zero, during a raging blizzard, polar bears will actually scrape a snow wall for protection against the wind. Polar bears will also dig a den in the snow to deliver their babies. But most of the time in the winter, when temperatures just hit -30 below zero, polar bears sleep out in the open on the snow. When the pack ice forms in deep winter, the polar bears go out on the ice to hunt seals. Polar bears think nothing of diving in and out of the frozen slushy water when traveling from ice floe to ice floe; and polar bears are great swimmers sometimes paddling miles out to sea away from any land or ice berg.
Do whales and walruses eat young polar bears?
No. Killer whales will prey on polar bears, but not other whales like Grey, Bow or Humpback whales nor walruses because these species feed in plankton and small fish, not polar bears or polar bear cubs.
Do polar bears eat producers?
Polar bears eat primarily seals and other Arctic animals but do eat a small amount of plant material as well.
Are polar bears predators?
Yes, and they are not necessarly nice toward human beings; unlike most other bears, polar bears can be oriented toward human meat. Meaning, it is best not to mess around with polar bears, and they dont do flight at coins in pepsi cans....the bear rattle is not going to work with most polar bears; it works with most other bears. See: bears and eatting small girls, etc.
What and when do polar bears eat?
Polar bears kill whales and walruses when they can. They also eat small rodents, seabirds, waterfowl, fish, eggs, kelp, berries, and garbage when they can find it.
Do polar bears go hunting?
Yes, polar bears do hunt. They hunt: *Reindeer and small rodents *sea and water fowl *Fish eggs *berries *Vegetables And seals.
Do polar bears have large ears?
Polar bears, like most animals that live in cold regions, have small ears so they don't dissipate heat through them rapidly.
