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What do you know about polar bears?
Polar bears like to crawl on the grass sometimes.
They live in Alaska.
- They like to swim in the icy cold water.
- They like to eat fish.
- Polar bears don't like people.
- Sometimes baby polar bears drown.
- Sometimes polar bears are brown.
- Polar bears eat seals.
- Polar bears have fur that keeps them warm so they don't get cold.
- Baby polar bears like to slide on ice.
- They always look white.
- Polar bears have white fur because where they live is very cold.
- Baby polar bears like to slide on ice.
- When the polar bears slide on ice they get very cold.
When they slide on ice their feet get cold.
- They like to dive in the water and they swim faster than people.
What questions do you have about polar bears?
- How do polar bears take care of their babies?
- Why do they swim faster than people?
- How do polar bears sled fast?
- Why do polar bears like to dive in the water very fast?
- Are they endangered?
- How do polar bears walk?
- Why are polar bears predators?
- What do male polar bears try to take baby polar bear?
- Why do they swim deep down in the water?
- How do they survive on ice?
- How do they climb on the grass slowly?
- How do people take away their food?
- Do some predators eat baby polar bears?
- Why do polar bears like to swim so much?
- Do baby polar bears like to eat fish?
- What are baby polar bears called?
We learned the following facts about polar bears
- Baby polar bears are called cubs.
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- Mother polar bears protect their cubs from harm.
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- Baby polar bears like to eat fish and seals.
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- Polar bears survive on the ice and snow because they have a 3-4 inch layer of blubber to help keep them warm. They also have fur.
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- Polar bears can sled very fast on thier tummies.
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- Polar bears walk from place to place by using their 4 strong legs.
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- Polar bears will dive very fast into the water to catch their food
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Other Polar Bear Pictures:
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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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