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What do you know about polar bears?
- Polar bears live in the North Pole where it is very cold.
- They have cubs.
- Polar bears are white.
- Polar bears have fur to keep them warm because they live in cold caves. (dens)
- They eat fish.
Polar bears go outside so they can stay cold and not get hot.- Polar bears have white fur to keep them warm when it is 3 degrees outside.
- When they are hungry they go get fish
and when the get hot they get fish.
They live in the water.- When they are in the ocean they find sharks and that scares them away.
- They eat fish.
- Their baby bears are called cubs.
They live in the ocean.- They like to swim.
They live with people.- They are nice.
They like people.- They have fur.
- When it is icy cold they go outside to pray and when it is hot they go back into the tunnel.
- They have fur.
What questions do you have about polar bears?
- What do they eat?
- What do they like to do?
- Can they swim under water?
- What makes polar bears comfortable?
- How do they move from place to place?
- How do they swim?
- Do they swim backwards?
- Do they swim on their backs?
- Can they swim fast?
- Do polar bears go in the water to look for fish?
- How do they take care of their cubs?
- How do they feed their cubs?
- Can sharks swim faster than polar bears?
- How do they go out to catch fish?
We learned the following facts about polar bears.
- Polar bears eat ringed seals, fish, and small whales. In summer, they may eat berries and caribou.
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- Polar bears like to eat food and like to play with cubs.
- Polar bears can swim in the water. They can dive underwater and hold their breath for one minute.
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- A polar bear stays comfortable in a warm den during the winter. Their fur also keeps them warm.
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- Polar bears can move from place to place by walking on their four legs and swimming.
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- They can swim very fast using their paws.
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- Polar bears go to the water to get fish.
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- Polar bears protect their cubs and keep them warm in the den.
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- They feed their cubs milk.
- To catch a seal they break through the ice and grab it.
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- Their fur keeps them warm so they don't have to wear clothes (or socks).
- Their fur helps them be waterproof
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- They have an undercoat
- Polar bers live where there is snow and ice.
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- The guard hair is on their feet and bodies.
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- Their black pads stick to the ice.
- Their fur sticks to the ice [so they will not slip].
- Baby polar bears learn to catch seals from their mother.
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- Polar bears wait by a hole in the ice to catch a seal.
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Resources we used for our research:
- Gibbons, Gail. Polar Bears. New York: Holiday House, 2001.
- Kallen, Stuart A. Polar Bears. Edina, Minnesota: Abdo & Daughters, 1998.
- Kalman, Bobbie & Sjonger, Rebecca. The Life Cycle of a Polar Bear. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2006.
- Shores, Erika L. Polar Bears. Mankato, Minnesota: Capstone Press, 2006.
- Snow Babies. Ruth Musgrave. National Geographic Kids. November 2003. Pages 26-27.
- Polar Bear. John Bonnett Wexo. Zoobooks. 1997.
- Polar Bears International. February 11, 2009. http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/photo-and-video-gallery/2004-2005-polar-bear-photos/.
- San Deigo Zoo. February 11, 2009. http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_polar_bear_plunge.html.
- Pittsburgh Zoo. February 10, 2009. http://www.pittsburghzoo.org/polarbear/Polar%20Bear%20Album_files/frame.htm
- National Geographic Kids Creature Feature. February 9, 2009. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Polar-bear.
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