Interesting Facts about POLAR BEARS ***

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Did you Know? List of Interesting Facts about Polar Bears
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Polar Bears, trivia and information, including some useful statistics will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Polar Bears are as follows:

Fact 1 - Definition: The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a white bear of arctic regions. They can be found in the U.S. (Alaska), Canada, Russia, Denmark (Greenland), and Norway

Fact 2 - The polar bear is the worlds biggest bear, males can grow up to 11 feet long and weigh over 1500 pounds and females about half this size
Fact 3 - The polar bear is classified as an endangered species, with 8 of the 19 polar bear subpopulations in decline
Fact 4 - Global warming as the most significant threat to the polar bear
Fact 5 - The name of a male is referred to as a boar or he-bear and the name of a female is referred to as a sow or she-bear
Fact 6 - The name or offspring, or a baby bear, is a cub
Fact 7 - The average size of a litter is one to four cubs
Fact 8 - scientific name 'Ursus maritimus' derives from the Latin meaning 'maritime bear'
Fact 9 - Polar bears are superbly insulated from the cold by up to 10 cm (3.9 in) of blubber
Fact 10 - Their white fur coat usually yellows with age and they rarely live beyond 25 years
Fact 11 - Polar bears enter a state of walking hibernation where their metabolism slows
Fact 12 - The bear's large feet are like snowshoes
Fact 13 - They don't drink water - they get all the liquids that they need from the animals that they eat
Fact 14 - Only humans prey on, or hunt, polar bears
Fact 15 - Polar bear babies weigh a little more than a pound when they are born