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Polar Bears

FACTS. About polar bears 3. Polar Bears. Information about polar bears. Information About Polar Bears. Website. About polar bears 4. About polar bears. About polar bears 2. Information About Polar Bears.

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Polar Bears

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  1. FACTS About polar bears 3 Polar Bears Information about polar bears Information About Polar Bears. Website About polar bears 4 About polar bears About polar bears 2

  2. Information About Polar Bears Polar bears roam the Arctic ice sheets and swim in that region's coastal waters. They are very strong swimmers, and their large front paws, which they use to paddle, are slightly webbed. Some polar bears have been seen swimming hundreds of miles from land though they probably cover most of that distance by floating on sheets of ice.

  3. polar bears shelter their cubs in the safety of their snow dens when they go hunting for food. But as the ice melts, these dens are collapsing on the cubs leaving them vulnerable and exposed to extreme weather conditions. Adult females often weigh between 500 and 600 pounds (227 and 272 kilograms). Female polar bears do not start having cubs until they are about 4 or 5 years old. Polar bear babies weigh a little more than a pound when they are born.

  4. About polar bears • Adult males can grow to be 10 feet tall and weigh over 1400 pounds. Humans are polar bears only predator. Man made pollution is a cause of death for polar bears. • A polar bear is so strong, that it can kill an animal with one blow from it's paw. Many polar bears go into the town of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Polar bears mate March through July, however the fertilized egg is not start to develop until September.

  5. About polar bears 2 • Polar Bears do not hibernate. Female polar bears will den with their young. All polar bears may den for a short time to avoid bad weather. Polar bears can swim an average of 6 miles per hour. Polar bears can swim up to 100 miles (161 kilometres at a time). .

  6. About polar bears 3 • Paw pads with rough surfaces help prevent polar bears from slipping up on the ice. Only humans prey or hunt polar bears Polar bears swim using their large front paws to propel themselves through the water and their back legs to steer.

  7. About polar bears 4 • A polar bear's fur is not white!! It is hollow. The fur reflects light. The hollow fur also traps the suns heat to help keep the polar bear warm. Polar bears fur is oily and water repellent. Allowing them to shake dry after swimming

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