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Majestic creature of the far north, the polar bear is the world's largest terrestrial carnivore, its Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means 'sea bear', an apt name for this amazing species which spends much of its life predominantly on sea ice. Polar bears have been known to swim more than 60 miles or 100km without rest in search for food!

Majestic creature of the far north, the polar bear is the world's largest terrestrial carnivore.

Its Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means 'sea bear', an apt name for this amazing species which spends much of its life predominantly on sea ice.

Polar bears are listed as a vulnerable by IUCN because of ongoing and potential loss of their sea ice habitat resulting from climate change.

It is not too late to take action to help polar bears, click here for a list of things you can do!


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  • Polar bear is the largest and most powerful carnivore on land, please tag content featuring obvious gore as NSFW.
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Swimming with mummy!

2 Comments
2023/05/29
12:06 UTC

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An ice walker

1 Comment
2023/05/22
10:20 UTC

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Cubs!

Toledo zoo has two polar cubs that mom just let the public see starting two weeks ago

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2023/05/14
01:24 UTC

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Beautiful polar bear from Svalbard

5 Comments
2023/05/11
10:51 UTC

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Cuddling with mum

3 Comments
2023/05/08
14:15 UTC

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Giant paws

4 Comments
2023/05/07
14:11 UTC

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Submerged Polar Bear - HD ~ SeaWorld, Queensland Australia

4 Comments
2023/05/02
14:15 UTC

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An icebear baby at Hagenbeck Zoo!

4 Comments
2023/05/01
08:57 UTC

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Polar Bros, Walker and Arktos, at Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park

7 Comments
2023/04/17
20:52 UTC

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A polar bear mother with two spring cubs standing upright to check out her surroundings

2 Comments
2023/04/03
11:17 UTC

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The Monday after daylight savings is the Mondayist Monday

5 Comments
2023/03/27
12:00 UTC

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An Arctic traffic jam

4 Comments
2023/03/20
12:48 UTC

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Brodie trying to get his ball back... and posing beautifully!

2 Comments
2023/03/13
10:54 UTC

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End the willow project

The willow project will dump 287 tons of waste into the arctic, this will disrupt the lives of the animals and people in the area. Stopping this could actually save the planet as we know it. Please sign or donate to the cause. Spread the word

the petition

2 Comments
2023/03/01
22:36 UTC

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San Diego Zoo

4 Comments
2023/02/27
22:43 UTC

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Today's International Polar Bear Day! It's created to coincide with the time period when polar bear mums and cubs are sleeping in their dens, and to raise awareness about the conservation status of the polar bear. This is my favourite polar bear family photo!

4 Comments
2023/02/27
12:00 UTC

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Zen

1 Comment
2023/02/20
12:17 UTC

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Twin cubs born to Crystal last November in the US' Toledo Zoo, you can watch them live on webcam 9am-4pm local time (GMT -5)!

4 Comments
2023/02/13
12:25 UTC

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4 years old Kinuk goes to the vet

6 Comments
2023/02/06
12:55 UTC

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Taking a quick icy dip!

4 Comments
2023/01/30
11:55 UTC

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What are those spots on her fur?

I watched a video about Agee the polar bear last night. Somehow nobody in the comments had asked about her fur, so I couldn't find any answers there. Google also didn't help. It suggested alopecia, could that be it?

12 Comments
2023/01/24
11:58 UTC

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A diving bear

2 Comments
2023/01/23
11:55 UTC

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Wee Brodie enjoys the snow!

8 Comments
2023/01/16
12:06 UTC

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The age old question.

1 Comment
2023/01/15
22:37 UTC

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Hey what do you think of my new hairstyle?

4 Comments
2023/01/09
13:10 UTC

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Satsuki plays with her ball

4 Comments
2023/01/02
13:18 UTC

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Hertha celebrated in style with mama Tonja

1 Comment
2022/12/26
13:17 UTC

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