Polar Bear

Characteristics
The polar bear is a marine mammal. But is is the only marine mammal with strong large limbs as well as feet that allows the polar bear to run on land for kilometers.

Behavior
When entering the water the polar bear may carefully slide in backwards or just dive in. They can swim at a average speed of about 10 Kph. They can hold their breath for 2 minutes and dive to depths of 3 - 5 m.

Diet
The polar bear is the most carnivorous member of the bears. The polar bear usually ony eats the blubber and leaves the rest of the carcass. Also food is hard to come by most of the year, so the polar bear reserves fat during late april and mid july

Hunting
The polar bear huts by useing the tactic "still hunting" in which they wait until their prey surfaces. The polar bear also uses it's sense of smell to locate their prey through the ice which they will break through to catch

Habitat
Polar bears inhabit arctic sea ice, water, islands, and continental coastlines. The temperature has an average of -34°C in winter and 0°C in summer. The Ocean temperatures in the Arctic are about -1.5°C in summer and can drop to -2°C in the winter.

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