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| − | '''Polar | + | '''Polar [[bear]]s''' are large carnivorous animals of the [[Arctic]], or North, Pole; hence the name ''pole''ar bear. They eat mostly [[seal]]s, although they have been known to eat any kind of animal, including people, or (in captivity) [[penguin]]s (which are not part of their natural diet). A large polar bear can stand 11 feet tall and weigh more than 700 pounds, although small polar bears weigh less. The polar bear is on the [[Endangered Species List]] in the [[United States]]. There are very few of these bears left in the wild. |
| − | Polar bears have been known to [[interbreed]] with [[grizzly bear]]s in the wild, producing a polar-grizzly hybrid.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12738644/GT1/8199/</ref> | + | Polar bears have been known to [[miscegenation|interbreed]] with [[grizzly bear]]s in the wild, producing a polar-grizzly hybrid.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12738644/GT1/8199/</ref> |
At the moment, there is a polar bear cub in the [[Berlin]] [[zoo]] named "Knut," who has been the target of a campaign of death by [[German]] animal activists, who claim Knut would be "better off dead." However, as of this time Knut is not yet dead.<ref>http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=255770</ref> | At the moment, there is a polar bear cub in the [[Berlin]] [[zoo]] named "Knut," who has been the target of a campaign of death by [[German]] animal activists, who claim Knut would be "better off dead." However, as of this time Knut is not yet dead.<ref>http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=255770</ref> | ||
Revision as of 04:47, June 11, 2007
Polar bears are large carnivorous animals of the Arctic, or North, Pole; hence the name polear bear. They eat mostly seals, although they have been known to eat any kind of animal, including people, or (in captivity) penguins (which are not part of their natural diet). A large polar bear can stand 11 feet tall and weigh more than 700 pounds, although small polar bears weigh less. The polar bear is on the Endangered Species List in the United States. There are very few of these bears left in the wild.
Polar bears have been known to interbreed with grizzly bears in the wild, producing a polar-grizzly hybrid.[1]
At the moment, there is a polar bear cub in the Berlin zoo named "Knut," who has been the target of a campaign of death by German animal activists, who claim Knut would be "better off dead." However, as of this time Knut is not yet dead.[2]