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Friday 10 September 2010

Polar Bears

Polar bears live in the Arctic. They do not stay in one place. They travel across the snow and pack ice looking for food. Sometimes they swim far out to sea. Polar bears live only in the northern Arctic where they spend most of their time on ice floes. They are the largest land meat-eater in the world and the largest of the bear family. They are well suited to the cold Arctic ice and snow. Seals are their favorite food, especially the ringed seal. Polar bears are able to swim in the icy Arctic Ocean without freezing as they have thick oily fur coats and a layer of fat under their skin. The bear's large feet are like snowshoes. The hair on the soles of its feet help the bear walk on the slippery ice and snow.
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