Polar Bear

Who would have guessed Arctic is derived from the Greek word arktos meaning “bear”, and is a reference to the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear, which appears prominently in the northern sky (Hare 150)? The polar bear, a habitant of the Arctic, is the largest living carnivore. Three interesting components of a polar bear are its care and maintenance, reproduction, and unique characteristics. An interesting aspect of polar bears is its care and maintenance. Polar …

…for the polar bear is Ursus Maritimus. The population of the polar bear is twenty-two thousand to twenty-seven thousand. Five hundred polar bears are killed each year. The body of a polar bear is seven to eleven feet long. They are more than five feet tall on all fours. The male bear is eight hundred eighty to one thousand three hundred twenty pounds. The female bear is four hundred forty to six hundred sixty pounds.