POLAR BEAR By: THE Mike Maschi

Classification● Kingdom- Animalia● Phylum- Chordata● Class- Mammalia● Order- Carnivora● Family- Ursidae● Genus- Ursus● Species- Maritimus

Characteristics● Size- up to 8 feet, 900-1600 pounds● They can run 6 mph● Polar bears paws are 12in. claws are each 3

in.● Polar Bears can be white/yellow/brown● They have webbed paws

Reproduction● Polar bears mate sexually from April to June● Takes 2 months to give birth● Newborns are 12-14 inches

Feeding● Polar Bears hunt and kill their prey mostly

seals

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA-jDk3-Mgs

Adaptations● Polar bears adapted to their ice climate and

ability to swim● They adapted to 2 layers of fur and body for

isolation● They also build places to live to survive