Polar Bear facts

Other names - sea bear , white bear , ice bear 

Habitat - arctic region

 Height:10 feet (Adult, On hind legs)

Weight: Male: 350 - 700 kg (Adult), Female: 150 – 400 kg (Adult)

polar bears are ferocious hunters, and they are the biggest carnivores among land animals.

 Except for females with cubs, polar bears are solitary.

Even though they look white, a polar bear’s fur is made of clear, hollow tubes filled with air.

The polar bear's primary food source is seals.Their nose is so powerful it can smell a seal on the ice 20 miles (32 kilometers) away, sniff out a seal’s den that has been covered with snow, and even find a seal’s air hole up to 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) away.If seal hunting isn't going well, polar bears will also eat anything they can find, such as fish, eggs, vegetation, reindeer, rodents, birds, berries and human garbage

Polar bears are experts in still-hunting. Though Polar bears succeed in catching their prey in only 2 percent of their attempts.

Pregnant females dig a small cave in which it will give birth. It is called maternity den.

Polar bears have been known to swim more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) without rest in search for food. Unfortunately, that distance is increasing due to climate change.

Polar bear cubs weigh a mere 1 pound (.45 kilograms) at birth. They are hairless and have their eyes closed, depending on their mother to keep them warm and fed.