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Polar Bears
Known scientifically as Ursus Maritimus, the polar bear is native to the Arctic Circle, and is the world's largest carnivore species found on land. It is classified as a vulnerable species, with 5 of the`9 polar bear subpopulations in decline. They have a reputation as the only animal that actively hunts humans, but in fact, anything they encounter is potential prey.
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Is it hard for polar bears to find food?
it depends.... if their favorite food like seals starts disappearing or become extinct then yes it is hard. if i does happen then they go look for wales or walruses to savaged on
How much dose the polar bear weigh fully grown?
The polar bear is the largest carnivore on the earth. Adult males weigh between 350 to 680 kilograms (770 to 1500 pounds). They can measure between 2.4 to 3 meters in length (7.9 to 9.8 feet). Females are comparatively smaller and weigh around 150 to 250 kilograms (330 to 550 pounds) and measure 1.8 to 2.4 meters (5.9 to 7.9 feet) in length. However, when the female is pregnant, she can weigh as high as 500 kilograms. The largest ever Polar Bear recorded by man weighed 1002 kilograms (2210 pounds). Standing on all four feet, their height at shoulder is around 130 to 160 cms (4 to 5.5 feet) and while standing they can be as much as 10 feet or more in height.
How old does a polar bear have to be to have cubs?
When a mummy and daddy bear love each other very much, only then should they be having bear cubs!
How do you describe the polar regions of our earth?
The polar region around the North Pole is called the Arctic and the polar region around the South Pole is called the Antarctic Region
How can we stop polar bears from becoming extinct?
Global Warming and climate change are changing the habitat of Polar Bears. They have a very specialized way of hunting and surviving and may not be able to adapt to a land based environment. We need to slow and eventually reverse Global Warming.
There are many small ways that everyone can do their part:
- Go Green:
- Recycle
- Save Electricity
- Save water
- Stop pollution and global warming.
- by recycling and taking care of the environment. These bears are beautiful and we are killing them because of our cars and our bad habits of NOT recycling come on people help the bears.
Yes, the white color of their fur blends in with the snow and ice of their natural habitat, enabling them to use their fur's camouflaged coloring to blend with the snow to their best advantage. They don't exactly sneak up on their prey, but it helps approach and be less noticed during the process of approaching prey. Polar Bears will stalk their prey, and many of their adaptions for living in their environment are useful when it comes to hunting, including the color of their fur.
What do polar bears back legs do when they swim?
They paddle in the same way a dog does the doggy paddle in water. Back legs move back and forth while the front paddle away.
How does a polar bear survive?
A very high sense of smell. They can smell food a 100 plus miles away in a sub zero enviroment. Besides their coat having properties which allow it to repel water, their paw pads can detect vibrations under ice for food.
How often does a polar bear enclosure need to be clean?
Just like they clean all cages of dangerous animals: they make the animal to enter a separated part of the enclosure, cuarantine area or similar (usually with food), they close the gates and enter the empty enclosure.
What is the main cause of death for polar bears?
because of global warming
Global warming is a scientific theory.
Some Polar Bears are in decline due to climate change effects, the melting of icebergs which depletes their habitat, while others are not showing any indications of change.
No, they do not hibernate in the winter either.
The female does enter a state of near hibernation for the winter months in a den where she bears her cubs.
The male is active year round.
What is the daily routine of a polar bear's life?
A polar bear;s lifestyle is scary because, between October and February, the Arctic (where they live) doesn't get any sunlight for the whole day.
Does polar bears reproduce sexually or asexually?
They reproduce sexually.. There must be copulation by a make & female in order to produce offspring.
Do polar bears need to conserve body heat?
A polar bear dosent conserve body heat because of there fur and the blubber this 2 features help the polar bear to live, In the artic
Why do polar bears kill other polar bears?
They are naturally aggressive to other male bears when they encounter each other, although polar bears are free ranging and don't establish and mark territory. They will attack and kill the cubs of another male so that they can then mate with the female. They will fight with the female as she tries to protect the cubs, although not usually to the death. Other times, although rare, it may be because they are starving.
polar bears kill other polar bears to demand their territory and because of male stress
Do only killer whales eat polar bears?
Yes. Killer whales do eat polar bears. Killer whales attack polar bears while they are swimming. They harass the polar bear until they are too tired to defend themselves.
This method of hunting is used on seals and sometimes walruses too.
With whom does the polar bear live with both parents or one?
Polar Bears live with the mother for approximately 2 years. The father leaves the mother and cubs before the cubs are born. And sometimes the male may even eat any of any bears cubs if he is hungry and if he can find them. So to answer your question, the cubs only live and know about their mother.
What color is a polar bear when it is born?
They look a pinkish grey when newborn. They don't have much hair then and don't have a full coat until around 2 months old. An adult polar bear's skin is black. The newborns' skin turns blacker with age, but at first the skin looks more grey with a hint of pink. The hair and fur is not white as it appears and each hair is hollow (the trapped air helps with insulation). The fur of a polar bear is colorless and can appear from white to light tan depending on the lighting.
Where do pandas bears come from?
China. Do an elementary seach. Pandas are big business as well as a serious event for people who like black and white animals with foreign names. And it is a bear. It is a bear which can, with very little effort, rip off a face or say, an arm. (In the interest of having a hand, do not mess with a Panda's bamboo.)
Does anyone live with or near polar bears?
People who live out in the Arctic regions, like the Inuit, Eskimos and those other non-natives that work on the oil rigs or research facilities have to live with or near polar bears. Polar bear biologists have to live with or near polar bears as well in order to study them!
Polar Bears live in the Arctic not the Antarctic. They can live in the Arctic because they have evolved to survive in that environment and ecosystem and therefore need that habitat for continued survival. They have developed into extremely well-adapted animals for cold climates with heavy insulation from their specialized coats and body fat. They live by hunting on ice floes and are the top predator in their environment. They have many physical adaptations that help them survive the temperatures and hunt in frigid waters and on ice.
There are no polar bears in Antarctica, or any kind of animal life: it's too cold there.
Actually, there are creatures there. Six seal species, 35 shorebirds, and at least two cetaceans, the orca (aka killer whale) and the sperm whale. Not to mention several penguin species.
How much as a percentage of blubber on a polar bear?
22.43% of polar bears are blubber, which protects them from extreme enviroments.
Hope this helps!
