Polar bear
Polar bear classification:
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata’
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Familly Ursidae
Genus Ursus
Species Ursus maritimus.
Polar bear Species name come
from the word, “maritime bear” due to
its habitat. Polar bear spends many
month in the sea. it
usually lives near the water and often goes on ice floes in the ocean in search
of food. (seals, fish, seabirds, and sometimes reindeer )
Polar bear habitat is in the north pole. Polar bear habitat is in the north pole. The range includes the territory of five
nations: Denmark (Greenland), Norway (Svalbard), Russia, Alaska, and Canada.
Image belongs to national geographic photographer : Daisy Gilardini
Life cycle of polar bear:
Polar bears mate every other year in mid-summer. The female digs a den in the snow and stays there for nine months until her young are born. She has between one and four cubs. The cubs are hairless and toothless when they are born and are about the size of a chipmunk. The cubs stay with their mother for one to two years.
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The unique of polar bear
An interesting feature of
the coat is that it appears black when photographed with ultraviolet light. A
number of people have suggested that this is because the hairs channel the
light to the black skin of the bear to help it stay warm during the cold, sunless
winters. Measurements show, however, that the hairs strongly absorb violet and
ultraviolet rays. This is why the polar bear's pelt often appears yellow. More
colorful polar bears have occasionally been reported. In February 2004, two
polar bears in the Singapore Zoo appeared to turn green as a result of algae
growing in their hollow hair tubes. A zoo spokesman said that the algae had
formed as a result of Singapore's hot and humid conditions. The bears were
washed in a peroxide blonde solution to restore their expected color were cured by washing the algae away in a salt solution.
Additional info:
The polar bear's white
fur helps camouflage it in its polar environment. The polar bear has two layers
of fur, a soft under coat and an outer coat of guard hairs. The guard hairs are
hollow and help the polar bear float.
The polar bear has fur on the soles of its feet that helps protect it from the cold and ice and prevents the polar bear from sliding on the ice. The polar also has some webbing between its toes that help it paddle in the water.
The polar bear has fur on the soles of its feet that helps protect it from the cold and ice and prevents the polar bear from sliding on the ice. The polar also has some webbing between its toes that help it paddle in the water.
Its long neck helps the polar bear keep its head above water
when it is swimming. Male polar bears are larger than females. They can weigh
as much as 1,600 pounds.
source by: wikipedia,
nhptv.org/natureworks/polar
Natoinal geographic polar bear
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