Polar Bear
Polar Bear Facts
Polar Bears keep the impressive title of being the world’s largest carnivore
species found on land. An adult male can weigh up to 680 Kg. or 1500 lb.
Polar bear are inhabitant of the
Arctic Ocean and its surrounding areas. The need to survive in the extreme temperatures of this
zone has developed in them several adaptations to cold weather.
Among these adaptations they have
up to 10 cm. of blubber, a layer of fat which insulates them from the cold. Also a sophisticated
multilayer fur helps to keep body temperature.
Polar Bears are one of the
animals most affected by global warming.
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