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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Carnivore
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Lifespan
25–30 years
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Weight
350–700 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is a mammal indigenous to Svalbard. It inhabits arctic sea ice, coastal areas, and tundra regions.
Habitat
🌿 arctic sea ice🌿 coastal areas🌿 and tundra regions
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Fun Facts
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Polar bears are the largest land carnivores — males can weigh up to 700 kg (1,540 lbs) and measure 3 meters long
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Their fur is not actually white — each hair shaft is clear and hollow, scattering light to appear white while the skin underneath is black
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Svalbard has one of the highest densities of polar bears in the world, with roughly 3,000 bears in the Barents Sea population
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Polar bears are an iconic symbol of the Arctic and the impact of climate change — their sea ice habitat is shrinking at alarming rates
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They can smell seals from up to 32 km (20 miles) away and can detect prey under a meter of ice