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Line 1: − [[Image:polarbear4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A polar bear.]]+ − − − − They have thick blubber to keep warm and white fur for camouflage. Polar bears [[hibernate]] through much of the winter, usually in an excavated snow den. Their normal diet consists mainly of [[seal]]s, though in Canada they have been observed to take prey as small as [[lemming]]s. − − They are one of the only natural predators of humans. For this reason they are greatly feared by arctic travelers. − − Changes in the Earth's climate are threatening the polar bears habitat and the survival of the species.{{fact}} The current world population is estimated at around 20-25,000 − − Polar bears also starred in a series of [[Coca-cola]] advertisements that ran during the 1990s. These were not actual polar bears, but were computerized. − − ==References== − − − [[Category:Bears]] − [[Category:Dangerous animals]]
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The '''Polar Bear''' (''Ursus Maritimus'') is a large species of [[bear]] found in the Arctic. They are capable of surviving extreme cold, as well as sea ice, snow and frozen land.
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