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GET TO KNOW YOUR POLAR BEARS! FEMALE MALE CHECK US OUT! ON THE MENU OFFSPRING LBS LBS 8 - 9 feet 800-1390 + LBS 6 - 7 feet 330-650 LBS AVG. LIFE SPAN: 15-18 YEARS TEMPERATURES ARE RISING! Since 1978, sea ice has declined 13.3% per decade. This rate increases each year. Polar bears need sea ice to hunt, seek out mates, and to travel. A polar bear’s primary food source is seals. The thick layer of fat provides buoyancy when swimming. SEALS PER DAY THE IMPORTANCE OF SEA ICE! Polar bears need sea ice for hunting. When sea ice melts earlier, bears are forced to come ashore. Without sea ice, they can’t meet their dietary needs. ! The world polar bear population is scattered throughout Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway. WEATHERPROOF Layer of Fat Provides insulation Dark Skin Allows for sun radiation Woolly Fur Keeps heat close to body Hollow Hairs Act like a wet suit while underwater Discover Polar Bears And More 1.888.892.0073 QuarkExpeditions.com Visit PolarBearsInternational.org to see what you can do to Save Arctic Sea Ice! 4.4 LBS OVER 60 % of polar bears live in the Canadian Arctic A + SWIMMERS • Polar bears travel great distances in search of prey, and can swim up to 400 miles in search of sea ice. • Large, flat and oar-like feet make them excellent swimmers. LONGYEARBYEN NORWAY ELAND GEOGRAPHIC NORTH POLE 90 ° POLAR BEAR POPULATION 20,000 - 25,000 GET TO KNOW YOUR POLAR BEARS! 13.3 % SEA ICE OVER 4 INCHES OF FAT! Females typically have two cubs per litter, one male and one female.
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GET TO KNOW YOUR POLAR BEARS!
FEMALE MALE
CHECK US OUT!
ON THE MENUOFFSPRING
LBS LBS
8 - 9 feet
800-1390+ LBS
6 - 7 feet
330-650 LBS
AVG. LIFE SPAN: 15-18 YEARS
TEMPERATURES ARE RISING! Since 1978, sea ice has declined 13.3% per decade. This rate increases each year. Polar bears need sea ice to hunt, seek out mates, and to travel.
A polar bear’s primary food source is seals.
The thick layer of fat provides buoyancy when swimming.
SEALS
PER DAY
THE IMPORTANCE OF SEA ICE!Polar bears need sea ice for hunting. When sea ice melts earlier, bears are forced to come ashore. Without sea ice, they can’t meet their dietary needs.
!
The world polar bear population is scattered throughout Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway.
WEATHERPROOF
Layer of FatProvides insulation
Dark SkinAllows for sun radiation
Woolly FurKeeps heat close to body
Hollow HairsAct like a wet suit while underwater
Discover Polar Bears And More 1.888.892.0073
QuarkExpeditions.com
Visit PolarBearsInternational.org to see what you can do to Save Arctic Sea Ice!
4.4LBS
OVER
60%of polar bears
live in theCanadian Arctic
A+ SWIMMERS
• Polar bears travel great distances in search of prey, and can swim up to 400 miles in search of sea ice.
• Large, � at and oar-like feet make them excellent swimmers.
LONGYEARBYEN
NORWAY
ICELAND
GEOGRAPHIC NORTH POLE 90 °
POLAR BEAR POPULATION
20,000 - 25,000
GET TO KNOW YOUR POLAR BEARS!
13.3%
SEA ICE
OVER 4 INCHESOF FAT!
Females typically have two cubs per litter, one male and one female.
