Winter AnimalsPolar Bears

Mrs. Pepper2011

Polar Bear

• Actually their fur is not white, it just looks that way.

• Before molting, oils from the seals they eat can make them look yellow.

www.polarbearsinternational.orgAustin

Polar Bears•

Polar bears are called cubs when they are born.

• For two and a half years the cubs stay with there mom.

• The cubs are protected by their mom and she teaches them to hunt.

www.nationalgeographickid.com

Charles Lynnsey

Polar Bears• Polar bears are

mammals and carnivores.

• They eat meat.

www.polarbearsInternatonational.orgMya Kaitlin

Polar Bear

• The cubs remain with their mother until they’re about 2-1/2 years old.

• Their mother teaches them how to hunt and survive.

www.PolarBearinternational.org

Kiana Torian

Polar Bear

•Polar Bears are insulated by a layer of blubber.

•This helps them survive. www.polarbearsinternational.org

Phillip and Chris

Polar Bears•Humans are

enemies of polar bears and sometimes polar bears are their own enemies.

www.PolarBearsInternational.orgShelby Michael

Polar Bear

• Polar bears live along shores and on sea ice in the icy cold Arctic.

www.nationalgeographickids.com

Dalton Evan

Polar Bears

•There are five nations with polar bears. (U.S., Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Denmark, Norway)

•Polar bears do not live in Antarctica.

www.PolarBearsInternational.org

Tiffany Hunter

Polar Bears

• With 25,000 polar bears living in the wild the species is not currently endangered.

www.worldwildlife.org

Montana and Lanie

Polar Bears

• They can eat anything they want.

• They leave the carcass for scavengers such as arctic foxes, ravens, and younger bears. www.PolarBearsInternational.org

Savannah and Mariana

Polar Bears

• There is a polar bear exhibit at the NC zoo.

• You can view them above and under the water, through a glass tank.

www.nczoo.org

Noah