POLAR BEARS
BEARS OF ICE AND SEA
By Caitlind L. Alexander
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Polar Bears: Bears of Ice and Sea / Caitlind L. Alexander
Summary: A brief look at the lives of polar bears.
1. Polar Bears. Juvenile Literature. 2. Wild Animals Juvenile Literature.
Created in USA
Words: 1520
Reading Level: 3.2
Ages 7 and up.
What is a Polar Bear?
A polar bear is a white bear that lives in the north. A polar bear looks all white, but a polar bear's skin is really black! That helps it to absorb the warmth of the sun. Even a polar bear’s tongue is black!
Their hair is not really white. It is clear, but there is so much of it that it usually looks white. Sometimes it looks almost yellow or brown. That's because oxygen in the air makes it dry out.
Polar bear are covered with hair all over their bodies. The only place without hair is their noses and the bottoms of their feet. If you look at the bottom of a polar bear's feet, you can see their black skin.
Polar bears have large furry feet and sharp claws. That helps them to walk around on the ice without sliding. They also have bumpy skin on the bottom of their feet to keep them from slipping. Their big paws also help them swim faster in the water.
Polar bears have about 4 inches (10 cm) of fat all over their body. That helps to keep them warm on the cold ice and when they are swimming in freezing cold water. It also helps them float when they are swimming.
Polar bears have a great sense of smell. They can smell a seal that is buried under three feet (one meter) of snow over a mile (1.6 kilometers) away. Polar bears will often sniff the air to see if there are any animals nearby that it would like to eat for lunch.
