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They have wide front paws with slightly webbed toes that help them swim. These bears paddle with their front feet and steer with the hind feet. Polar Bears have two types of fur. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || favorite animals by big ears
 * Physical Char. || Body Functions || Problems || Family Groups || Relatives || Adaptations || Birth || Life Cycle || Predators, prey || Active || Growth || Habitat ||  ||
 * The polar bear also known as the white bear, northern bear, sea bear, ice bear. || Each paw measures up to 12 inches across (31 centimeters). || Worldwide there are thought to be 22,000-27,000 polar bears in 19 separate populations. || Travel alone or with cubs. || Kodiak Bear || Polar bears can be found on pack ice, coastal islands, coastlines and even out in Arctic waters. || Only pregnant females dig dens and hibernate in the traditional sense for extended periods. || Infant, juvenile, Parent, Die. || People!!! || night || change as grow from snow white to cream color || In heavy ice years, polar bears have traveled as far south as the Pribilof Islands,Kamchatka, Newfoundland, and Iceland. ||  ||
 * Most adult males weigh 300-600 kg (660-1320 lbs) and measure 2.4-3.0 m (7.9-10.0 ft) in length. Adult females are roughly half the size of males and normally weigh 150-300 kg (330-660 lbs), measuring 1.9-2.1 m (6.25-7 ft). At birth, cubs weigh only 600-700 g or about a pound and a half. || They have a strong sense of smell. || There are estimated to be about 3,000 to 5,000 polar bears in Alaska. || mothers stay with cubs || Brown Bear || They are exceptional swimmers and have been observed in the sea more than 100 miles from the nearest land or pack ice. ||  ||   || The first has consistently displayed the bears as thriving near penguins, though the animals naturally live in opposite hemispheres. || Polar bears are more active in the evening because seals are active in the evening. || fast || In the south, polar bears are annual visitors to St. Lawrence Island, southern Labrador, and Svalbard. ||   ||
 * Male polar bears may weigh twice as much as a Siberian tiger. ||  || With more than 25 percent of the world's polar bear populations already in decline, further warming could drive this beloved animal to extinction by the end of this century! ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Polar bears prefer to travel on sea ice. ||   ||
 * Males reaching more than twice the size of the females. ||  || Polar bears are already suffering the grim effects of global warming: birth rates are falling, fewer cubs are surviving and more bears are drowning. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || The polar bears' southern range is limited by the amount of sea ice that forms in the winter. ||   ||
 * Its feet are partially webbed for swimming, and its fur is water-repellent. ||  || With more than 25 percent of the world's polar bear populations already in decline, further warming could drive this beloved animal to extinction by the end of this century! ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || They are excellent swimmers and spend most of their life in or around water. ||   ||
 * A formidable predator, it has extremely sharp claws. ||  || If present trends continue, this "king of the great white north" could be extinct by the end of this century. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Males are 8 to 11 feet long and weigh 500 to 1,100 pounds but can reach as much as 1,500 pounds. ||  || As a result of global warming, however, sea ice in the polar bear's hunting grounds is melting earlier and forming later each year. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * The average Polar Bear is a cream color. ||  || As the southern edge of the Arctic ice cap melts, in the summer, polar bears follow the retreating sea ice ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Polar bears have been made both controversial and famous for their distinctive white fur and their habitat. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Polar bears have a small head, powerful jaws, and a black nose and tongue. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * They have 42 teeth; the tail is small and flat.
 * They have 42 teeth; the tail is small and flat.
 * Their white coats provide camouflage in the ice and snow which make them almost invisible as they stalk their prey. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * All bears are plantigrade (flat-footed). ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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