Endangered Animal – Polar BearEndangered Animal – Polar Bear

By Ivan Leung, By Ivan Leung,

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Definition of Endangered AnimalDefinition of Endangered Animal

• Endangered animals are Endangered animals are all those species that are all those species that are threatened with threatened with extinctionextinction

Endangered Animal – Polar BearEndangered Animal – Polar Bear

• Scientific Name: Ursus maritimus Scientific Name: Ursus maritimus

• Distribution: Arctic Ocean, Alaska, Canada, RDistribution: Arctic Ocean, Alaska, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norwayussia, Denmark and Norway

• Prey: seals, sea birds and fishPrey: seals, sea birds and fish

Fun Facts IFun Facts I

• Fur: Not white! It is Fur: Not white! It is transparenttransparent

• Body temperature: Fur Body temperature: Fur and skin absorb and skin absorb sunlight for warmth. Fat sunlight for warmth. Fat insulates them in cold insulates them in cold water.water.

Fun Facts IIFun Facts II

• Limbs: Paw pads with rough surfaces help Limbs: Paw pads with rough surfaces help prevent polar bears from slipping up on the prevent polar bears from slipping up on the ice.ice.

• The furthest they can swim: Polar bears can The furthest they can swim: Polar bears can swim 100 miles (161 kilometers) at a stretch.swim 100 miles (161 kilometers) at a stretch.

Fun Facts IIIFun Facts III

• Height: Males can grow Height: Males can grow to the height of a one-to the height of a one-storey building.storey building.

– So, Polar bears are the So, Polar bears are the largest predators on land largest predators on land and they are the largest and they are the largest of all bearsof all bears..

ConclusionConclusion

• Although they look very Although they look very strong and people may strong and people may think that they are very think that they are very fierce, they are not in fierce, they are not in fact. After you have fact. After you have learnt about their fun learnt about their fun facts, they are actually facts, they are actually very cute! very cute!

• So we should protect So we should protect them.them.

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