Polar Bears By: Sabina Perry. Classification and Description Ursus Maritimus, bear of sea Mammal, bear Males 8 1/3 ft. Females 6 ¼ ft. Males 1,700 lb

Polar Bears

By: Sabina Perry

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Classification and Description

• Ursus Maritimus, bear of sea • Mammal, bear• Males 8 1/3 ft. Females 6 ¼ ft.• Males 1,700 lb. Females 750 lb.

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Biome

• Arctic Ocean, northern land• Move around 115,000 square miles• Summer, north, 100’s of miles• Caves in snow

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Life Cycle

• Born in winter• Cubs size of rats• 15 – 18 usually in wild• Carnivores

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Adaptations

• Smell greatest sense• Swim up to 60 miles, no break• Blubber helps keep it warm• Eyes small but good

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Reasons for Endangered Status

• People hunt them for sport• Walrus’s tusks can hurt/kill them• Global warming, endangered status• Hunted for fur, blubber, and meat

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Conservation

• 20,000 – 25,000 left in wild• Coca – Cola and WWF team up• Take Action, Stay Connected, Adopt One• I can donate money, adopt polar bear

Fun Facts

• Inuits hunt Polar Bears• LOVE to sleep!• Slide on back, belly, side, headfirst…• Keep fur in great condition

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Resources

• Seve, Karen De. National Geographic Kids• Eliot, John L. National Geographic• Goddard, Jolyon, Polar Bears• www.oocities.org/mikepolarbear/5senses.html• www.worldwildlife.org• www.PolarBearinternational.org

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Polar Bears By: Sabina Perry. Classification and Description Ursus Maritimus, bear of sea Mammal, bear Males 8 1/3 ft. Females 6 ¼ ft. Males 1,700 lb