Habitat:
Polar Bears live along shores and on the sea ice in the icy cold Arctic.
Diet:
Polar Bears are carnivores. Carnivore means meat eaters. Meat eaters doesn't mean they get meat from the supermarket, it means they eat other animals. In the colder months when the ice forms over the ocean every Polar Bears (but pregnant females) go out and hunt for seals.
Predators:
As Polar Bears are at the top of the food chain they do not have any predators. But when they are mating they get very aggressive with each other which can lead to really bad injuries on the Polar Bear.
Defense:
They have sharp teeth and claws which helps them to defend themselves. But their teeth can be knocked out when fighting, this makes it extremely hard for them to keep eating as carnivores. Polar Bears defend themselves by cutting their enemies skin which gets infected after a while, the Polar Bear can also be cut really bad which can make them stop hunting. That means they can starve to death.
Behavior:
Polar Bears do not hibernate like Brown, Sun and Black Bears. Only Females enter dens when they are giving birth then stay with their cub until it is able to hunt and live alone. Pregnant Polar Bears den in Autumn when they are heavily pregnant in August and September. To build their den they scrape a tunnel into the snow and digs two chambers. She will give birth to 1,2 or 3 cubs in November or December. Twins are most common.
Most Polar Bears remain active throughout the year, but when it comes to seasons when they cannot get as much food as possible they reduce their food rate when it is scarce and adjust it again when it is abundant.
Communicating:
Sounds that Polar Bears cubs make:
Interesting Facts:
Polar Bears live along shores and on the sea ice in the icy cold Arctic.
Diet:
Polar Bears are carnivores. Carnivore means meat eaters. Meat eaters doesn't mean they get meat from the supermarket, it means they eat other animals. In the colder months when the ice forms over the ocean every Polar Bears (but pregnant females) go out and hunt for seals.
Predators:
As Polar Bears are at the top of the food chain they do not have any predators. But when they are mating they get very aggressive with each other which can lead to really bad injuries on the Polar Bear.
Defense:
They have sharp teeth and claws which helps them to defend themselves. But their teeth can be knocked out when fighting, this makes it extremely hard for them to keep eating as carnivores. Polar Bears defend themselves by cutting their enemies skin which gets infected after a while, the Polar Bear can also be cut really bad which can make them stop hunting. That means they can starve to death.
Behavior:
Polar Bears do not hibernate like Brown, Sun and Black Bears. Only Females enter dens when they are giving birth then stay with their cub until it is able to hunt and live alone. Pregnant Polar Bears den in Autumn when they are heavily pregnant in August and September. To build their den they scrape a tunnel into the snow and digs two chambers. She will give birth to 1,2 or 3 cubs in November or December. Twins are most common.
Most Polar Bears remain active throughout the year, but when it comes to seasons when they cannot get as much food as possible they reduce their food rate when it is scarce and adjust it again when it is abundant.
Communicating:
- Head wagging- when Polar Bears shake their head side to side it means they want to play.
- Fighting- they stand on their hind legs, chin lowered to their chest and front paws hanging by their sides. This means they want to fight.
- Greetings-they will circle around another Polar Bear slowly then walk up to them and touch noses, which means they want a favor or some food.
- Chuffing-this is a sound a female Polar Bear makes because she is worried about her cubs safety, when the male Polar Bear approaches the cubs.
- Loud roars and groans means they are angry at each other.
- Cubs make different sound like cries, groans and hums to communicate with their mother.
Sounds that Polar Bears cubs make:
- A cub crying-http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/media/audio/cub-crying
- A complaing cub-http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/media/audio/cub-complaining
- A happy cub-http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/media/audio/contented-cub
- A cub gulping-http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/media/audio/cub-gulping
- A cub humming-http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/media/audio/cub-humming
Interesting Facts:
- Underneath their fur they have another layer of black fur.
- Polar Bears often rest silently at a seals breathing hole and wait for them to come up, Polar Bears will also swim beneath the surface for food.
- They are the largest carnivore (meat eater) that lives on land.
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