Polar Bears

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Polar Bears

By Briseida, Juan and Lesl
ey
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Would you believe that polar bears can swim for
20 miles through the frigid Arctic water without
getting too cold?
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• There is so much more to learn about polar
  bears.
  
• In our power point presentation, you will
  learn more about what polar bears look like,
  their habitat, what polar bears like to eat, how
  they care for their cubs, and also some
  interesting and amazing facts about polar bears.

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What They Look Like

• Try to visualize the beauty of a polar bear.
  Nature has given them the things they need to
  live and be comfortable.

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• They store a thick layer of fat on their skin to
  keep out the cold. The hairs of their fur are
  hollow to trap heat. They have warm white coats.

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• They have short legs, stocky bodies and short
  tails. Even the smallest polar bear weighs up to
  144 pounds. This is as much as an adult person.
  

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Habitat

• Youll be excited to learn where polar bears
  live. Picture a place so cold that oceans freeze.
  A place where the sun hardly shines because the
  sun doesnt shines for 6 months in the winter.
  Polar bears live where it is very cold. Polar
  bears live in the Arctic.

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What They Eat

• Have you ever wondered what polar bears eat?
  They swim below the ice and look for small
  animals like shrimp. They hunt walruses. They
  also feed on fish and whales that have died. The
  polar bear is the strongest and largest hunter of
  the cold Arctic land.

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Bear Cubs

• It is fascinating to learn about polar
  bear cubs. A female bear will give birth to
  two or three babies. They are called bear cubs.
  These cubs are born blind and helpless. Each cub
  weighs about one pound. After about six weeks
  their eyes open. They have never seen the sky or
  felt the wind.

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Interesting Facts

• It amazing to learn about some facts about polar
  bears. Eating lots of food helps them keep warm.
  So does a thick layer of fat under their skin.
  Polar bears have very thick fur because they live
  in such a cold climate.

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Interesting facts

• Their fur is coated with oil so they can shake
  water off easily. They have pads of fur on the
  soles of their feet to help them walk on the ice.

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• Polar bears rock!!

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WHO WE THANK

• We would like to thank our 5th grade mentor
  Clara and Carlos