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they eat fish and berries, too - so they are not 'pure' carnivores
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The '''polar bear''' (''Ursus Maritimus'') is a species of large carnivorous [[animal]]s native to the [[Arctic]] which are noted for their white fur. They have thick blubber to keep warm and are capable of surviving extreme cold, as well as sea ice, snow and frozen land.
The '''polar bear''' (''Ursus Maritimus'') is a species of large mostly carnivorous [[animal]]s native to the [[Arctic]] which are noted for their white fur. They have thick blubber to keep warm and are capable of surviving extreme cold, as well as sea ice, snow and frozen land.
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. A large polar [[bear]] can stand 11 feet tall and weigh more than 700 pounds.
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.
The New World Encyclopedias say:
:n areas where the ice melts in summer they eat some berries and other plant foods during this time. They also eat other sea mammals, fish, and carrion. [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bear#Polar_bear]
A large polar [[bear]] can stand 11 feet tall and weigh over 2,000 pounds.
Polar bears have been known to [[interbreed]] with [[grizzly bear]]s in the wild, producing a polar-grizzly hybrid.<ref>MSNBC: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12738644/GT1/8199/ "Wild find: Half grizzly, half polar bear"]</ref>
Polar bears have been known to [[interbreed]] with [[grizzly bear]]s in the wild, producing a polar-grizzly hybrid.<ref>MSNBC: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12738644/GT1/8199/ "Wild find: Half grizzly, half polar bear"]</ref>