Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
The great white bear of the Arctic. It spends most of its life out on the sea ice, hunting seals.
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¿Sabías que…?
Under its thick white fur, a polar bear has black skin.1
Polar bears are strong swimmers. They paddle with their big front paws.2
A polar bear may wait beside a seal’s breathing hole in the ice for hours, even days.2
A newborn cub is only about the size of a guinea pig.2
Mothers usually have twins, and the cubs stay with her for more than two years.2
Quiénes están ayudando
Polar bears need sea ice to hunt, and a warming climate is melting it earlier each year. Scientists and Arctic communities are working to understand and protect them.
Noticias
- New Early Detection System Helps Prevent Human-Polar Bear Conflict in the High Arctic (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
A new radar warned staff at an Arctic weather station that a mother bear and two cubs were near, and the family was guided safely back to the ice.
- How to protect a little industry when a big one comes to town (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
The polar bear town of Churchill is talking about how a bigger port could change life for the bears, the belugas and the people.
- How to watch Churchill’s famous polar bears live (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Free live cameras in Churchill, Canada let families watch polar bears wait for the sea ice to freeze.
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Créditos
Foto: Barry Stewart, via iNaturalist. Foto: steve b (stevestevens), via iNaturalist. Distribución dibujada a mano a partir de mapas de distribución publicados.