polar bear by:tonka mrzljak. habitat polar bear is a marine mammal because it spends many months of...
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HABITAT polar bear is a marine mammal
because it spends many months of the year at sea
However, it is the only living "marine mammal" with powerful, large limbs and feet that allow them to cover miles on foot and run on land
SIZE it is a large bear, approximately the
same size as the Kodiak bear average adult male measures 244 cm
(8 ft)
POPULATIONabout 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears
worldwidethe polar bear is found in the Arctic
Circle and adjacent land masses as far south as Newfoundland Island
ENEMIESpolar bears have no natural
enemiespeople are their only enemies
and therefore they are in danger of extinction