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 * Phylicia Wilkens **
 * December 6, 2011 Polar Bears **


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 * Cubs play to gain strength before they follow their mother to the ice to hunt for food. Usually female polar bears have ten cubs. Cubs stay with their moms for up to 10 years. P olar bears hunt for penguins for food. Polar bears are the world's largest non-aquatic predators. Adult male polar bears weigh from 1,000 to 1,500 pounds. **** Females normally weigh 500 to 700 pounds. **


 * T he reason that polar bears do not freeze in the cold weather because,   Polar bears have extra skin that keeps them warm. Polar bears like to dry themselves by shaking off excess water, and rubbing their fur in the snow. Polar bears can swim up to 2 hours with out rest. The polar bear or the sea/ice bear are the world's largest land predators. Today 40,000 to 80,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. **** A polar bears fur is not white. **** Polar bears look white because each hollow hair reflects the light. **


 * In the wild polar bears live up to about the age of 100 . On sunny days, it traps the sun's infrared heat and keeps the bear warm at 98 degrees (when they are resting).Polar bear fur is oily and water repellent. They have been known to swim 200 miles at a stretch.The smallest foot pad is the front tracklarger is the hind track. Baby polar bears often starve because they can not find food. 70 percent do not live to their third birthday. Polar bears main food is penguins. Global warming is killing polar bears many polar bears die every day. **