Polar bear facts

1. Polar Bear Facts
The polar bear is the largest of the eight bear species, and the largest land dwelling
carnivore. Polar bears live across the frozen northern cap of the world called the Arctic circle.
They may be found in the U.S.(Alaska), Norway, Canada, Russia, and Greenland on numerous
frozen seas and bays. They spend the majority of their lives on water- either frozen sea ice cap
or the ocean water itself, only rarely touching true solid earth in the short Arctic summer.
Having evolved from the brown or grizzly bear only some 100,00 years ago, the polar bear has
specialized teeth, fur and foot structure, that allows it to survive and flourish in a harsh, frozen
world.
The polar bears eyes have adapted to see well under water, and this huge bear can swim like a
fish, diving if necessary, and holding its breath for up to two minutes at a time.
Once polar bear was a forest-dwelling omnivore, todays polar bear is a true carnivore, dining on
very large prey like seal and elk, and is so dependent upon the sea that it is considered a marine
mammal. This is because polar bears cannot find plants in the polar regions. The plants cannot
grow in the polar regions, which are always cold and covered in ice.
Polar bears are capable of swimming dozens of miles without rest and surviving for months in
sub-zero temperatures without a meal, this is a very rugged animal, whose personality and
playfulness defy its circumstance.
Bears are considered the most intelligent order of mammals after the great apes, the whales and
the elephants, and although they have a fearsome reputation, polar bears actually rarely attack
humans, and are not particularly aggressive with each other either.
They also make some of the most fiercely protective, loving and snuggly mothers in the entire
animal kingdom