1. Polar Bears!
Fluffy Big Bears
by:charlotte v

2. Introduction My animal is a polar bear
They are the largest land carnivore
The scientific name is Ursus Maritimus
There are 19 different types of polar bears

3. Physical Features Polar Bears are:
Tall and grow up to 8 feet, just like Black Bears
They weigh about 1,000 pounds
It has black skin and clear fur, so their fur is not white
The fur feels like a nice soft teddy bear
Their fur is oily and repels water

4. More Physical Features
Polar bears have:
long snouts with a black nose at the end
black coating on the bottom of their paws
paws are also slightly webbed
small white ears that on the top side of their head
eyes are small and black
long, sharp nails
a little tail

5. Their Habitat They live in: the Arctic
Near the seas of the Northern Hemisphere
Parts of the United States, Canada, Greenland,
Norway, and Russia

6. Climate that Polar Bears Love
Snowy weather
They love the arctic climate and temperatures can drop down to 45 degrees below zero
50-60 degrees average temperature in the summer
One of the coldest environments
In the summer it has lots of plants so they can eat
They live pretty high in the mountains, because it`s colder up there

7. Lifespan Polar bears live up to 15 to 20 years in the wild
They can live up to 40 years in captivity
Polar bears are endangered because of global warming
Losing the sea ice is their biggest threat…no ice, no home

8. What They Eat
Polar bears are carnivores, they are actually the biggest carnivore!!
They eat:
Seals
Partly ringed seals
Fish
Sea birds
Also in spring and summer they eat grass, lichen, seaweed and berries

9. Hunting Predator to… Prey of…
No animals eat Polar bears- they are the top of the arctic food chain
But people kill or shave their fur to make, carpets, blankets, furniture , and other things that you might want from a Polar bear’s fur
seals
fish
seabirds
Ringed seals

10. Behavior-How They Act
Polar bears have been known to swim 60 miles(97 kilometers) at a time with out stopping
They wait by the water until the seals come up for air and then they bite them
They stand on their hind legs that’s how they play

11. Polar Bear Babies
The cubs mom digs a den so they can stay warm when they give birth
They give birth in winter
The cubs mom stays with the cubs in summer for 38% of their time
Adult male polar bears hunt for about 25% of their time during spring
And about 40% of their time during the summer

12. Physical Adaptations
Polar bears have webbed feet to help them swim in the water
Their fur is oily and repels water so they don’t get cold and can dry quickly
Their long sharp nails help them grip onto the ice so they don’t slip and they can also grab onto their prey
They have sharp teeth to help them eat their prey
The black coating on their feet helps keep their feet warm on the snow and ice
They are white (because of the sun’s reflection) which helps them camouflage in the snow so they can surprise their prey.

13. Physiological Adaptations
Under a Polar bears fur is black skin , so you would think that it`s white but it`s fur is clear because the sun reflects on the black skin that makes the fur clear
They have longer heads than other bears and longer noses too because this gives them a superb sense of smell
Some people think say a polar bear can smell a seal from more then three miles away
They have three layers to keep them warm
The polar bear wears a parka and a wet suit, it`s fur coat works like a parka and the blubber works like a wet suit
They have blubber to keep them warm especially in the water

14. Behavioral Adaptations
They are very strong runners so that helps them run away from their predator
They stay with their cubs for three years to make sure that they teach them how to survive
They are the biggest animal in the Arctic that helps them get their prey and predator

15. Fun Polar Bear Facts It even eats humans
When a person eats polar bear liver, after a while the person’s skin will peel off
Polar bears have three fat layers of coat, I would get HOT in that