Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

* Family: Ursidae,

* Genus: Ursus,

* Species: U. maritimus,

* Class: Mammalia,

* Type: Mammal,

* Diet: Carnivore,

* Average lifespan in the wild: 25 to 30 years,

* Size: Head and body, 7.25 to 8 ft (2.2 to 2.5 m); Tail, 3 to 5 in (7.5 to 12.5 cm),

* Weight: 900 to 1,600 lbs (410 to 720 kg),

** Do you know? Polar Bear is world's largest land carnivore and also the largest bear,

*** Polar bears live in one of the planet's coldest environments,

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear

or http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/polar-bear.html

or http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Polar-bear

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[claudefrancoissimard]

ursus maritimus. it is not the ursus mariimus that will miss the ice the most, but human, count, if you can. numbers are there.