POLAR BEAR

BABY POLAR BEAR

Polar bears live in the circumpolar north in areas where they can hunt seals.

BEHAVIORS

• Polar bears generally sleep whenever they are not hunting.
• Polar bears can run as fast as 40 kilometres per hour
• They walk with their front paws swinging outwards

FOOD SOURCE

• They eat any animals they can get.
• reindeer
• seabirds
• waterfowl
• Fish

Reproduction

• Female polar bears reach sexual maturity at about four to five years.
• Male polar bears reach sexual maturity at about six years.
• Most male polar bears don't successfully mate until 8 to 10 years and older.
• Mating takes place on the ice in April or May,

PHYLUM

• Polar bears are Chordata.

FACTS

• Polar bears are the largest land carnivores in the world.
• Polar bears are excellent swimmers.
• Polar bears spend most of their time at sea.
• They can swim nonstop for a week.
• Polar bears are intrepid travelers.

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• Seals make up most of a polar bears diet.
• Polar bears like to keep themselves clean.
• Females are two times smaller than males.
• Polar bears have 42 teeth.

What to polar bears eat for lunch?

• Ice berg-ers!

Bibliography

• http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org
• http://www.seaworld.org