Polar BearsPolar Bears

Characteristics of Polar Bears

• A group of polar bears is called a "Celebration of Polar Bears".

• Polar bears can grow to 10 feet long and weigh 1,700 pounds.

• Males are bigger than females. • Run up to 40 mph• Wide front paws with webbed toes.• Paddle with front feet, steer with hind

feet.

Polar Bears Have

• Small heads• Powerful jaws• Black noses• Black tongues• Small flat tails• 42 teeth• Polar bears have two types of fur

Where Can We Find

• The polar bear or the sea/ice bear are the world's largest land predators.

• Can be found in the artic, the U.S. (Alaska), Canada, Russia, Denmark (Greenland), and Norway

• Today, 25,000 to 40,000 polar bears roam the arctic.

Their Families• Pregnant females polar bears

(called sows) build snow dens. • Give birth to 1-3 cubs• Completely dependent on

mother for warmth and food.• Cubs normally stay with the

mother for the first two years.• Cubs are much smaller than

human babies when born.

How Do Polar Bears Hunt?

What Polar Bears Eat

• Polar bears are carnivores (meat-eaters).• Hunt and catch their prey in the water.• Eat mostly seals.• Stomach can hold up to 150 pounds.• Polar bears don't drink water.

How Polar Bears Communicate With Each Other?

• A deep growl gives a warning to other bears.

• Growls are commonly used to defend their food source.

• When a polar bear wants to play with another polar bear , he wags his head from side to side.

• Angry polar bears make loud roars and growls.

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