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Polar bears live on the Arctic, and they don’t live on Antarctica. Some other places were you can fined polar bears are: U.S. (Alaska), Canada, Russia, Denmark Greenland and Norway.

The Arctic Ocean is were they are most of the time because that is were the seals live and they are their favourite food. When polar bears walk on ice they look for holes in the ice because that is where the seals will pop up to breath. Some places in the Arctic it doesn’t freeze so they hope to find some seals there.

The polar bears favourite food are seals. They mostly eat the ringed seal and sometimes the beared seal. The polar bears will only eat the fat and leave the rest for arctic foxes, younger bears and ravens. Polar bears also eat Beluga Wales ,walruses and short legged reindeers. Some of the snacks they eat are: birds, bird eggs, beached Wales and Kelps.

In the wild, polar bears live about 15 to 18 years,

One zoo bear in London lived to be 41Weight: A male’s weight is: about 553kgAnd a female’s weight is: 325kgHeight: standing, male is 11mStanding female is 6-8m

Stalking is a way that polar bears will catch food on warm days when seals are lying on the ice in the sun. A polar bear will try and sneak up on a seal, either from on the ice or swimming up from the water. When the bear is close enough they will get the seal.

Most polar bears catch their food by "Still Hunting". This means that they smell out a seal's breathing hole and wait for a seal to swim to the surface for a breath of air. When the seal comes along, the bear bites it and uses it's huge paws to flip the seal up on to the ice.

When polar bears are on the sea ice, there is little or no fresh water for them to drink. All the ice they are on is made of salt water, which is not good to drink. When a polar bear eats fat and blubber, they turn it into energy and water. They get all the fresh water from the fat they eat.

Taste: Polar bears use their big dark tongues to

taste things. Polar bears like lots fat, and even food that is starting to rot. Some days they will chew seaweed

Polar bears prefer certain food’s like: Seals, Wales and Birds eggs

SmellA polar bear has one of the best noses in the entire world and are known to have an very good sense of smell. Polar bears have been seen walking in a straight line for 32km to food with only their nose to guide them. Some times polar bears will stand on two feet and put their nose in the air, so they can get a better smell of what is around them.

SightBeing good hunters both at night and during the day means that polar bears have pretty good eyes. Their two dark eyes point directly forward, making it easy for them to see their prey. Polar bears also can see colour but not as good as people.

Their eyes have a protective cover that they can see though. This cover protects their eyes from the bright sunlight and reflection off the snow and ice. It's a little like having built in goggles.

Hearing:

Although no one seems completely sure how well a polar bear can hear, they seem to be able to hear as well as most people can.

Touch:Polar bears seem to have a very good sense of touch. They can move things carefully with their paws and have been known to pick things up very gently with their mouth.

*Polar bears are the best hunters in the bear family!

*Did you know that polar bears are the fastest four footed animal?

*Did you know that there are between 22,000 and 27,000 polar bears?

*The polar bears scientific name is Ursus Martimus or the “Sea Bear”!

* Polar bears can swim up to 50 miles an hour without stopping!

Websites:

www.polarbearsinternational.org/faq/

www.geocities.com/mikepolarbear/5senses.html

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