Polar Bear
ursus maritimus
CLASSIFICATION
- Domain Eukaryota is an organism that has cells and a nucleus. It can have one cell or many cells.
- Kingdom Animalia are heterotrophs and have many cells.
- Phylum Chordata they have a complete digestive system and bilateral symmetry.
- Vertebrate they have a chain of bony elements and have a vertebre column.
- Class Mammalia All mammals share at least three characteristics not found in other animals such as hair, 3 middle ear bones, and they make milk for their babies.
- Carnivora are meat eaters with sharp teeth. There is about 270 species that live in many different habitats.
- family Urisade bears are a small group of large bears with 8 different specieis. They are found on a lot of continents except Australia and Antartica.
- Genus Ursus black bears, brown bears, polar bears.
- Species ursus mericanus
Polar Bear Pics
polar bear picture 1
this is a a picture of 2 polar bears in search of eating prey such as bearded seals, carrion of seals, hooded seals.
polar bear picture 2
this is a cub polar bear that might have ran away from its polar bear family and is located at a zoo.
natural range
this is a picture of where polar bears can be found in Alaska, northern Alaska, Greenland, Siberia, northern Siberia.
Polar Bear Description.
- Height: on average polar bears are 1.6 or 1.22 meters tall at shoulder.
- Length: on average polar bear measure up to 1.8 to 2 meters.
- Weight: on averagre polar bears weigh male polar bears weigh 660 to 1760 pounds. also females weigh up to 330 66o pounds.
- Color polar bears have white fur during winter and usually their fur is yellowish during summertime.
- Natural range polar bears ranges are central Siberia, Greenland, Alaska, Northern Alaska, North Pole.
- Diet polar bears mainly eat ringed seals, hooded seals, bearded seals, walrus, sea birds and their eggs.
- Habitat info the polar bear's habitat is the packs of ice of the arctic.
- Predators polar bears only predators are other male polar bears and humans.
Polar bear pic 1
This is a polar bear is sitting on top of a seal after the polar bear killed it.
Polar bear pic 2
This is a polar bear at the zoo and it looks to be hungry.
Polar bear pic 3
The polar bear is standing on ice and are looking to stalk prey.
Physical Adaptations
The fur of the polar bear appears to be white, but it is really clear because it doesn't have pigment in it. The skin of the polar bear is black. In the summer, the polar bear's fur looks a little yellow because of oxidation. Polar bears are excellent swimmers because they have strong forepaws that are like paddles. The polar bear has a large, thick body with a small head and a long neck.
Behavioral Adaptations
Polar bears are a solitary animal which means they live alone. Polar bears spend most of their day sleeping, lying around, and hunting. Polar bears travel from place to place looking for food. They travel by walking on ice and snow or swimming in the ocean water. When polar bears meet up with each other, the bigger bear usually scares away the smaller bear from its territory or food. Polar bears are patient hunters and wait a long time and stalk their prey.
References
Burton, M. (2002). Polar bear. In International wildlife encyclopedia (3rd ed., Vol. 14, pp. 1999-2000). New York, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
Gunderson, A. 2009. "Ursus maritimus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 11, 2015 at http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ursus_maritimus/