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Its International Polar Bear Day - February 27 - a day to remind us to reduce our carbon footprint to preserve the future of these magnificent mammals
Male Polar bears jousting with each other to practice for the upcoming mating season.
Polar Bears - Churchill Manitoba
Polar Bears live in the Arctic but not in the Antarctic. In fact, the word Arctic comes from the Greek word for ‘bear’. Polar bears are not left-handed. It’s a common mis-conception that polar bears use their left paw to do most things, but research has shown they use both equally. Polar bears have black skin and each hair is a hollow tube. The way ultraviolet light is absorbed gives the bears their white appearance. The staple food in a polar bear’s diet is seals, particularly ringed seals. In particular, they feed on the blubber which has a high calorific value. This helps them to maintain a thick layer of fat which serves both as insulation against the cold and an energy store for when food is scarce. Polar bears can swim up to six miles an hour – their partially webbed feet help them be proficient in the water. The polar bear is the only bear which is considered to be a marine mammal. The Latin name for polar bears is Ursus maritimus.
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Tiergarten Schönbrunn
"Tiergarten Schönbrunn – Schönbrunn Zoo – was established by the Habsburgs in the park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna’s 13th district of Hietzing in 1752 and is today the world’s oldest zoo that is still in operation." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiergarten_Sch%C3%B6nbrunn
Happy International Polar Bear Day. This polar bear family stopped walking and posed for about a minute, giving me some of my favorite captures of this family. This photo was taken in Churchill, Manitoba in November 2019.
I just returned from an amazing trip to Churchill, Manitoba. It was freezing and the Hudson bay froze over early this year. We were a bit nervous that all the polar bears would be gone but we still had amazing sightings and saw this mama polar bear and her cubs every day of our trip. The weather was bitter cold but this place is just magical.
From posing for photo ops to rolling in the icy snow, he appeared to be one happy polar bear. This is an old shot
We had seen this polar bear family everyday that we were there and I was hoping to see her nurse her cubs. It is always a special moment to witness this and I could hear the cubs making noises as they were nursing.
big male bear walking on the beach in a fjord in Svalbard.
Taken from a zodiac.
Polar Bear
Ursus Maritimus
Ijsbeer
Ourse polaire ou Ours blanc
Eisbär
oso polar u oso blanco
orso polare o orso bianco
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The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Composite of a Polar Bear dive at YWP. They should have been closer but I stretched them out for clarity of photo.
Following up on the Northern Lights post....We had a great time with the polar bears at Kaktovik, Alaska
Barrow/Utqiagvik, Alaska-17190
During a past birding trip in the northern Alaskan town of Utqiagvik/Barrow , a mate and I were driving the coastal road looking for birds that might be flying along the beach and to our absolute shock and surprise there was this Polar Bear standing on the frozen Arctic ocean, no more than a 100 yards of the beach eating possibly the left overs from dead seal or whale?
We ended up watched him from the beach for about 20-30 minutes, "it seem like hours" before he moved on. During the time he was eating, every once in awhile he would look our way, just to make sure we were not getting too close.
looking through the camera view finder it added to the tension as it made him feel even closer, this is definitely a wildlife highlight and experience I will never forget.
This is VIENNA, born 1988
She is polar bear FIETES Grandma
and she is the Mother of VIKTOR and Grandma of PIXEL in the Yorkshire Wildlife Park too
She lives in the Zoo Rostock, Germany
We have had very stormy weather today. The Dragon had to stay indoors where he curled up next to his buddy Anton, the polar bear, and they both listened to the wind howling around the house.
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