I dedicate this book to my friend, Megan.

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Would you ever like to learn more about a very furry creature? Well, you found your book!

Where Polar Bears Live

There is only one species of polar bear.

Read to find out where they live.

Polar bears live in countries that ring the Arctic Circle.

Fun Fact List

Polar bears are marine mammals, so they spend much of their time on Arctic sea ice. Polar bears are very well adapted to their icy habitats. When sea ice decreases, it is hard for polar bears to live. Since polar live at the sea, people in Latin call the polar bear a Ursus maritimus. Ursus maritimus mean sea bear.

Polar bears spend the majority of their lives on the sea ice.

Joke: What is a polar bears favorite food? (Answer on Page 5.)

A Mom and Her Cubs

Polar bear babies are adorable! Read on to find out about these beautiful babies!

Polar bear babies are called cubs.

Polar bear cubs are extremely playful.

Answer: Ice burgers!

Polar bears can have 1-3 cubs at a time, but usually have 2 at a time.

Fun Fact List

Polar bears normally give birth during the winter months. They are born in their mother's den. Male polar bears are born slightly larger than female polar bears. Newborn polar bears look hairless, but they still have hair. They are born small and helpless.

Joke: What is a polar bear's second favorite food? (Answer on Page 7.)

What Polar Bears Eat

Polar bears love meat. Read on to

find out lots of stuff they eat.

Polar bears mainly feed on ringed and bearded seals.

Polar bears are carnivores.

Answer: Brrrrrrr-itos!

They eat different things depending on their location.

Polar bears like to stalk their prey before they attack.

Fun Fact List

Polar bears eat ringed seals, bearded seals, harp seals, hooded seals, beluga whales, walruses, narwhals, and bowhead whales. Sometimes polar bears just kill beluga whales and young walruses and don't eat them.

Joke: What is a tired polar bear called? (Answer on Page 9.)

Behavior

Polar bears are super cool

creatures. Read this to find out

about their behavior.

Polar bears walk on ice all the time. They are highly dependent on older stable pack ice in the Arctic region, which is where they like to walk around on ice.