POLAR BEAR Definition & Meaning

polar bear

noun

a large white bear, Ursus maritimus, of the Arctic regions.

polar bear

noun

a white carnivorous bear, Thalarctos maritimus, of coastal regions of the North Pole

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of polar bear¹

First recorded in 1775–85

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Declining sea-ice at both poles not only has implications for local wildlife like polar bears and penguins, but also the Earth's climate.

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But Richardson said he wasn’t sure the prospect of “more rats scurrying around” will be any more galvanizing than pictures of “the sad polar bear floating on ice.”

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Victoria is the oldest of four polar bears kept at the Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms National Park.

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As airplanes or boats pass and predators like polar bears appear, the walruses panic and stampede into the water, causing trampling-related mortalities.

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"We had about 1,200 polar bears here in the 1980s and we've lost almost half of them."

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