Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Polar bear - Wikipedia

  1. During the Christmas Season I have an inflatable of Santa Riding a Polar bear that lights up at night in my front yard. From my point of view, how can Santa have his elves at the north pole if all the polar Bears are dead or interbred with Grizzly Bears into Grolar Bears?

    So, I thought celebrating Polar Bear Day would be a good thing!

    Celebrating International Polar Bear Day

    In October and November, many polar bears descend on Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, where they wait for Hudson Bay to freeze before heading out onto the ice to hunt for ringed seals. Tourism has flourished in the town as a result, with people flocking to see the charismatic white giants arrive. They’ve become such a draw that Churchill now bills itself as the Polar Bear Capital of the World. If the tourists are lucky, they may even spy a polar bear striking a perfect yoga pose, like our friend here. February 27 is International Polar Bear Day, an observance created to educate the public about this predator’s crucial role in its Arctic habitat, and the effects of melting polar ice on the polar bear’s future.
  2. Ursus maritimus (polar bear) - Animal Diversity Web

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    Read about Ursus maritimus (polar bear) on the Animal Diversity Web.
  3. Polar bear videos, photos and facts - Ursus maritimus | Arkive

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    The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is the largest living land carnivore, with adult males growing up to 2.6 metres in length . The most well known of all bears, the polar bear is immediately …
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    Polar bear - Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_maritimus
    Polar bear. The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear …

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  5. Wiig, Ø.; Amstrup, S.; Atwood, T.; Laidre, K.; Lunn, N.; Obbard, M.; Regehr, E. & Thiemann, G. (2015). "Ursus maritimus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T22823A14871490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T22823A14871490.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  1. Abrams, Natalie (31 January 2010). "13 Questions with the Producers of Lost: Polar Bears, the Smoke Monster, and the Man in Black". TV Guide. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

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Further reading

  • Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon by Michael Engelhard, 2016, University of Washington Press

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