maddie and the polar bear

Polar Bears

Maddie Coggan

3 Things Polar Bears Can Do

They use their noses to smell food 20 miles away.

Female bears hibernate in the winter and while they are sleeping they give birth to their babies.

They swim using large round paws.

Polar Bears live on the ice in the arctic region. Here it is cold and snowy. When it gets warm they migrate north to

follow the ice and the seals.

Polar Bears live above the Arctic circle

Polar Bears survive by…

Fighting back using their teeth and claws Blending in with the snow

Predators of polar bears

Polar Bear

walrusMan shoots them with guns

Killer whales

Ringed sealduck

caribou

fish

Sea weed

berries

mouse

goose

Musk ox

Polar bears eat

Thick fur and a layer of fat keeps the polar Bear warm and protects it from its enemies.

Facts About Polar Bears1. An adult male can weigh

between 600 to 1,200 pounds.

2. An adult female weighs between 400 and 700 pounds.

3.They migrate or move to find food.

4. A baby bear is small enough to fit in your hand.

5. A polar bear

has black skin

and clear fur.

Bibliography

• DuTemple, Lesley. Polar Bear. 1997, 599.786 Dut.• “Polar Bears”, Zoo Books. Vol. 24, December 2006.• School netTrekker.com – facts on polar bears.

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