Polar Bears Endangered Animals Series By Class 2-1 The St. Bartholomew School 2005 By Class 2-1 The St. Bartholomew School 2005

Table of Contents  Description….What Do Polar Bears Look Like?……3  Habitat………Where Do Polar Bears Live?…………4  Life Span……How Long Do Polar Bears Live?…….5  Threats………Why Are Polar Bears Endangered?…6  Glossary……..Special Vocabulary…….….…………7

What Do Polar Bears Look Like? Polar bears are big, strong, and fat. They are white, yellow, and sometimes light brown. Male bears are larger than females and can weigh up to 1,500 pounds. All polar bears have fat under their fur and fur on the bottom of their paws, so they won’t slip on the ice. The fat on a polar bear’s body can become two to three inches thick.

Where Do Polar Bears Live? Polar bears live in temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. They live in cold, icy places in the north, like Canada and Alaska. They live in places with short summers and long winters.

How Do Polar Bears Live? The two main focuses of this solitary creature's life are to conserve energy and to hunt for food. Their primary prey is the ringed seal, though they also eat bearded, harp, and hooded seals, and the occasional walrus. Polar bears can live to be 25 years old, and unlike many other types of bears, polar bears do not hibernate in the winter.

Why Are Polar Bears Endangered? Polar bears are endangered for many reasons. One reason is water pollution. When polar bears eat prey that live in water polluted by oil spills and other kinds of pollution, they get sick and die. Another major reason that polar bears are endangered are hunters. Hunters kill polar bears to make coats and rugs from their fur.

Glossary  endangered:At risk of becoming extinct.  habitat:The environment, for example, a forest, a desert, or wetlands, in which a plant or animal lives.  prey: Animals that are caught and eaten by other animals.  hibernate: To be in a sleeplike, dormant, state over the winter, where an animal experiences a decrease in body temperature and pulse rate, and survives off of reserves of body fat.

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