Polar bears are the largest land carnivores in the world. They roam the thick Arctic Sea ice around the North Pole, and the shores of Canada, Russia, Alaska, Greenland and Norway near the Arctic Ocean. Their bodies are naturally capable of surviving the harsh cold of the north. They have a thick white coat of fur which grows all over their body, even at the bottom of their paws. The white fur also provides them with camouflage in their icy white environment. Beneath this white fur they have black skin which absorbs heat from the sunlight. A layer of fat under their skin also helps to keep them warm. They have broad feet and sharp claws to avoid slipping on ice and also for hunting prey. Polar bears are strong swimmers. They hunt seals by travelling in the cold waters by swimming or floating on ice sheets for long distances.
Polar bears are intimidating creatures. They can grow up to 3 metres in length and weigh up to 450 kilograms. They are powerful predators and have no enemies in nature. Human activities have largely been responsible for the loss of polar bears. They have been hunted by humans for their fur and fat. More recently, climate change due to global warming has led to a loss of habitat for the polar bear. In 2008, they were declared a 'vulnerable' species. It means that their population has declined rapidly and is predicted to further decline in the future. As of 2015, their population was estimated between 22,000 and 30,000.
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Which of the following is false?
a) The polar bear is the largest land carnivore in the world.
b) Polar bears are usually amiable creatures. c) The polar bear's white fur provides it with camouflage in its icy white
surroundings.
Polar bears can
a) grow up to 80 metres in length and weigh up to 720 kilograms.
b) weigh up to 450 kilograms and grow up to 3 metres in length.
c) weigh up to 70 kilograms and grow up to 8 metres in length. 3. The polar bear population
a) has declined rapidly but is predicted to increase.
b) has declined rapidly and is predicted to remain the same.
c) has declined rapidly and is predicted to decline further.
Answer the following questions.
1. Where are polar bears found?
2. Why do you think polar bears are called so?
How do polar bears stay warm in the harsh cold? 4 What have been the two threats to polar bears?
Find words from the passage which mean the following.
1. an animal that is hunted by another for food
2 an animal that kills and eats other animals
3. scary, overpowering
4 the natural home or environment of an animal
Answers
Answer:
Ayo bro must've took so much time to write btw you tell me where are polar bears found- antartica north pole to say right ans
Explanation:
A. choose the correct answer.
1. which of the following is false
a)The polar bear is the largest land carnivore in the world.
answer. true
b) Polar bears are usually amiable creatures
answer. false
b)The polar bear's white fur provides it with camouflage in its icy white surroundings.
answer. true
2. Polar bears can
a) grow up to 80 metres in length and weigh up to 720 kilograms
b) weigh up to 450 kilograms and grow up to 3 metres in length.
c) weigh up to 70 kilograms and grow up to 8 metres in length.
answer. option b
3.i don't know the answer
B. anwer the following questions
1.Where are polar bears found?
answer. polar bear are found in artic ocean
2.why do you think polar bears are called so.
answer.Polar Bears are called Polar Bears, this is because they depend on the sea ice. They hunt for fishes under the ice. In Polar regions under the ice there is sea. This scientific name Polar Bear mostly means Maritime Bear.
3.how do polar bears stay warm in Harsh cold?
answer.Polar bears live in one of the planet's coldest environments and depend on a thick coat of insulated fur, which covers a warming layer of fat. Fur even grows on the bottom of their paws, which protects against cold surfaces and provides a good grip on ice.
4.what have been the two threats to polar bears?
answer.Climate change, and the loss of sea ice habitat, is the greatest threat to polar bears.
C. i don't know