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T HE P OLAR B EAR By : Mallory Murch

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D IET Polar Bears main diet is the ringed seal. They wait for the seal to pop up its head to catch its breath, and then the polar bear snatches it. They are carnivorous animals. They locate the breathing holes by using their powerful sense of smell. Polar Bears have to be smart and patient if they want food.

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H ABITAT Polar Bears usually live in Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Russia, Norway, and the Arctic. Canada Alaska Greenland RussiaNorwayArctic

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S IZE The male polar bears weigh about 700 pounds. Females are about half that size. They are usually about 1.5 meters tall and 8 feet lengthwise.

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I NSTINCTS Even though they are born on land, they live most of their life by the water. They will eat, sleep, and hunt by the water. hunting sleeping eating

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P HYSICAL C HARACTERISTICS / L IFE S PAN Polar Bears usually live until they are 15-18. Biologists have tagged a few that have lived until they were 30. Polar Bears fur consists of a dense, insulating undercoat topped by guard hairs of various lengths. Their fur is not white, it might seem that way though !

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S CIENTIFIC C LASSIFICATION Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Mammalia Order : Carnivora Family : Ursidae Genus : Ursus Species : U. Maritimus

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E NDANGERED ? Polar b ears a re n ot endangered y et b ut t hey are o n t heir w ay. The r eason i s d ue t o global w arming. They a re r anked a s vulnerable o n t he endangered s cale. News Global Warmin g #2 Global warming #1

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C UBS Mama bears give birth to about 2-3 cubs at a time. When cubs are born, they cannot see anything and cannot hear. After a month they can see, hear, and walk. They only weigh 1 pound !! They are 12-14 inches long but, they grow very fast. The moms stay close to their babies for 20 months. During that time, they learn their skills.

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C INQUAIN P OEM Polar Big, fat, and white Live in the Arctic wild The cubs are really cute and small A bear

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C ITED W ORKS The websites I used were Wikipedia Polar Bear International Paw Nation Live Science

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T HANK Y OU !