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Polar bears evolved in the Arctic, as they were once a race of the brown bear. In fact, the two only recently split around 400,000 years ago. There are not enough prey species in the Antarctic to support a large land predator.

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Q: Why do polar bears live at the north pole and not at the south pole?
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