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The '''Polar Bear''' (Ursus Maritimus) is a species of [[bear]] found in extreme northerly climates. They are capable of surviving extreme cold, as well as sea ice, snow and frozen land.

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.

They have thick blubber to keep warm and white fur for camouflage. They are the only natural predator of mankind, a condition thought to be due to their survival of the [[great flood]] outside of Noah's ark <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n1/polar-bears</ref>. For this reason they are greatly feared by arctic travelers.

They have thick blubber to keep warm and white fur for camouflage. Polar bears [[hibernation|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.

Changes in the Earth's climate are threatening the polar bears habitat and the survival of the species:The current world population is estimated at around 20-25,000 <ref>http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/bear-facts/</ref>, and shrinking.  

 

Changes in the Earth's climate {{fact}} are threatening the polar bears habitat and the survival of the species:The current world population is estimated at around 20-25,000 <ref>http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/bear-facts/</ref>, and shrinking.  

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[[Category:Mammals]]

[[Category:Mammals]]