VERTEBRATES(Polar Bears)

By Bharti

BEARS

-Bears in Spain -Types of bears

The CANTABRIAN BROWN BEAR is the only bear that lives in Spain.

Where exactly does it live?

POLAR BEARS

Polar bears are very cute and lovable animals. That’s why some companies use them for commercial advertisements.

Which is the most famous tv spot with polar bears?

Polar bears are TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS. They are VERTEBRATES and they are the worlds LARGEST carnivores and bears.

How tall do you think the polar bear is when it stands up?

How much does it weigh?

Where do polar bears live?

Where do polar bears live?

They live in the snowy North Pole.

There are five nations with polar bears. Nearly 60% of them live in Canada but there are also polar bears in the U.S. (Alaska), Russia, Greenland, and Norway.

Polar bears have a great sense of smell and excellent hearing and eyesight.

They have black skin and white fur to help them maintain their body temperature.

Why do polar bears have WHITE fur?

Why do polar bears have white fur?

So that they can hide in the snow to hunt.

A legend says polar bears cover their noses when they hunt to camouflage themselves better in the snow.

More facts:

-Why do they have black skin?-Why do they move so slowly?

-Why do they have small ears and a flat tail?

What do polar bears eat?

What do polar bears eat?

Polar bears top the food chain in the Arctic.

What do polar bears eat?

Seals Baby whales

Birds

Baby bears are called CUBS. Male polar bears can weigh up to 700 kgs but when polar bear cubs are born they are smaller than a human baby!

Pregnant female polar bears stay in dens during winter.

After about two months the cubs are born. Usually there are just two cubs per litter.

Short trips are made to and from the den as they get used to the outside temperatures.

Polar bears are vulnerable species. They are at risk from climate change. 70% of the world’s polar bears could be threatned with extinction by 2050…

The ice caps are melting too fast. Though polar bears are very good swimmers they are adapted for swimming close to the shore.

Help save

the polar

bears!!

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