Habitat
Polar bears live where the sea freezes in winter, including Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Russia. They range throughout the Arctic Ocean as far north as the North Pole but are more common near land.
Diet
Seals are the main food for polar bears. In the spring, polar bears hunt young seals by killing them at their dens. Later in the year, polar bears hunt seals at holes in the ice when they come up for air. After the ice breaks up, polar bears may capture seals resting on floating ice by swimming up and pouncing on them. Sharp teeth and curved claws help a polar bear capture their prey.
Polar bears will eat many other things, including berries and grass, bird eggs, ducks, geese, lemmings, reindeer, seaweed and walrus.
Polar bears will eat many other things, including berries and grass, bird eggs, ducks, geese, lemmings, reindeer, seaweed and walrus.
Movement
On land, polar bears can run up to 25 miles an hour. Polar bears are also great swimmers, even though they paddle with
only their front paws and cannot dive deeply.
only their front paws and cannot dive deeply.
Description
Polar bears have a long body and neck. They have a long, narrow head with short ears. A polar bear has a long body and neck. Its head appears long and with small ears. A male polar beat can weigh more than 1,300 pounds.
Although most people believe polar bears are white, they really have black skin. The black skin is hidden by thick, yellow-white fur. This fur helps them blend in with the snow so they can sneak up on their prey.
Although most people believe polar bears are white, they really have black skin. The black skin is hidden by thick, yellow-white fur. This fur helps them blend in with the snow so they can sneak up on their prey.
Enemies
Polar bears don't have many enemies in the animal world. Humans sometimes hunt polar bears for fur and meat.