THEPOLAR BEAR IS KNOWN FOR BEING THE BIGGEST ANIMAL IN THE COLD CLIMATE.
POLAR BEARS AND BROWN BEARS ARE BOTH SPECIES OF THE SAMER GENUS OF CARNIVORES,URSUSwhich is Latin for BEAR. MODERN-DAY BEARS ARE SMALLER THAN BEARS OF THE PAST. ADULT MALES WEIGH ABOUT 350 TO OVER 650 KG. FEMALES NORMALLY WEIGH 150-250 KG BUT WHEN PREGNANT THEY CAN GET TO A WOPPING 500KG.
POLAR BEARS ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE ICE-COVERED WATERS OF THE CIRCUMPOLAR ARCTIC. THEY PERFER TO REMAIN ON THE SEA ICE SO THEY CAN HUNT FOR FISH BETTER.
MATING USUSALLY TAKES PLACE ON SEA ICE IN APRIL AND MAY. FEMALES USUALLY GIVE BIRTH TO ABOUT 1-3 CUBS AT A TIME. FEMALES CUBS USUALLY REACH THERE SEXUAL MATURITY AT ABOUT 4 YEARS OF AGE.
POLAR BEARS USUALLY GO INTO HIBERNATION ABOUT SEPTEMBER AND DO NOT WAKE UP UNTIL ABOUT LATE MARCH EARLY APRIL.
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