polar bears

White Arctic hunters

Polar bears are the largest land carnivores, white-furred bears native to Arctic regions.

They hunt seals on sea ice and have become symbols in climate change discussions as their habitat shrinks: Polar bears are losing hunting ground as Arctic ice melts.

The singular form is polar bear.

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tundra · sea ice · permafrost · ice · walruses · Hudson Bay · climate change impact · global warming · Coca-Cola · Svalbard · ice floes · melting ice · hunting · apex predator · marine mammal · threatened species · Churchill · glacier

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geographic/habitat location

polar bearspenguins

Flightless aquatic seabirds

emperor penguins · leopard seals

climate adaptation

polar bearssun bears

Small tropical forest ursines

camels · tropical wildlife · African elephants · savanna animals · black bears

conservation status symbolism

polar bearswhite-tailed deer

Common American cervid species

Canada geese · coyotes · invasive species · pigeons · rats

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bear, polar, polarization, bearable, bearings, polarity, polar bear, polarizing, polarize

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