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Polar bears can hold their breaths underwater for about two minutes. Their nostrils can close automatically when they go underwater to help keep water from entering their airways.
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∙ 6y agoPolar bears are strong swimmers and can travel as far as 200 miles from land. They usually swim with their head above water but can be submerged for up to two minutes.
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How long can a polar bear hold its breath?
A polar bear can only hold its breath underwater for a little more than a minute.
Which is most likely to win in a battle a polar bear or seal?
A polar bear is the ring seal's most likely predator, in the icy habitat of the Arctic circle. The chances are that a seal can avoid the jaws of a polar bear quite often. They can hold their breath under the water for up to fourty-five minutes, but the polar bears are of the most patient predators on earth. When the ring seal goes under the water, it has the choice of which breathing hole to take a breath from. But what if that is where the polar bear is waiting? The ring seal can hear the loud sounds of the polar bear's paws on the surface of the ice, so can move away from the breathing hole it is waiting at. But when the polar bear stops moving, the ring seal has to make a choice. Out of all the breathing holes, it is most likely that a seal will choose the one the polar bear isn't waiting at. Brilliant. This proves they may be tasty prey, but are good at avoiding the ferocious, deadly jaws of the deadly predator, Polar bear.
Can polar bears breathe underwater?
No, polar bears have lungs just like humans and other mammals. Polar bears can hold their breath for several minutes at a time, but they have to come up to breath frequently.
What things about the Polar Bear make it suited to living in the cold?
A polar bear has a layer of fat under its skin which helps it stay warm. It also has a thick layer of fur.The wide, large paws help a polar bear to walk in the snow.When a polar bear swims under water it closes it nostrils so no water can get in.
Can narwhals beat a polar bear in a fight?
It depends on where the fight is taking place. The majestic narwhal has the disadvantage on land and the mighty polar bear under water.
Do polar bears need air?
A polar bear is a mammal and all mammals need air to breath.
How long can a black bear stay under water?
yes a brown bear can hold their breath under water, it might sound kind of impossible, but their able to do it
Can a grizzly bear black bear and brown bear swim?
No, but they can stick their heads under water to get fish! Only Polar Bears can swim underwater! And did you know ALL Polar Bears are left handed...or would it be pawed?
What is the polar bear's food and how do they get it?
Polar Bear's food is fish and they sometimes dip their paws into the water to get it
How far away can a polar bear smell a seal under the ice?
Reports say that a polar bear can smell a seal over a mile away. That's on top of the ice, not under it. Bears can't smell seals that are under water.
How does a water bear move?
They breath with lungs.
How does a polar bear get its prey?
the polar bear eats seals which are not fish so they can't breathe under water. so they make holes in the ice (polar seals live in icy places) in witch they can enter the water and breathe through. so polar bears wait at the holes and when a seal pops up they eat it.
