Polar Bear

The polar bear can reach a shoulder height of five feet, three inches; a standing height upwards of thirteen feet; and a weight exceeding 1,500 pounds—making it among the largest terrestrial carnivores. Like all bears, polar bears can walk on their hind legs for short distances.

Polar bears live in the icy regions of the far north. Living on ice floes, they spend most of their time hunting seals, walrus and fish. Solitary by nature, male and female polar bears congregate only for mating purposes. After eighteen months of gestation, females have one to three cubs.

The future of the polar bear is unknown because of changes to its environment. Continued melting of the icecap and long-term concentration of fat-soluble synthetic chemicals in the body of this top predator bode ill for the survival of the species.

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