Friday, March 4, 2016

Polar bear

Polar bear

Remarkable adaptations allow polar bears to live in the frozen Arctic, but global warming is destroying their habitat and leaving them seriously endangered. Despite being born deaf and blind beneath the snow, cubs eventually grow into the most powerful of all four-legged animals.

Using their incredible sense of smell to track their prey, adult polar bears spend most of their lives alone, wandering over the vast tracts of frozen ice in search of blubber-rich prey such as seals, walruses and even whales. They are also remarkably good swimmers and have been spotted over 60 miles from shore.

Did you know?
Polar bears are the largest living land carnivore. 

Scientific name: Ursus maritimus
Rank: Species
Polar bear walking through wind-blown snow at sunset

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