Polar Bears

 

  

   Polar Bears live mostly in Northern Canada, Greenland, and the Soviet Union as well as other arctic islands. They eat seals, sea birds and their eggs, lemmings, fox, reindeer, fish, berries, grasses, and sometimes baby walrus. Their bodies are long with short furry ears and sharp teeth. An adult male can be 8 to 11 feet long and some weigh more than 1000 pounds! While females can be up to 6 feet long and weigh about 500 pounds. They have dense white fur for camouflage with a thick layer of fat below their skin. They have an extremely keen sense of smell, and can smell a seal six feet under-ground! Around November or December they give birth to usually 2 twins. They rely completely on their mother for about 4 months.                    

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Interesting Fact:

One Polar Bear was claimed to be found 200 miles from shore and had enough energy to swim back without trouble!