Polar Bears
by Oli
Polar bears are mammals because they drink their mothers milk, are warm blooded, have fur, communicate and breathe air.
Polar bears have transparent (see-through) fur but it looks white because of the snow. The polar bears skin is really, really thick so they won’t get cold and suffocate. They have really sharp teeth for eating big things.
Their eyes are all black. Their claws grow up to 31 cm. Polar bear ears are hidden because they're white, the same as their bodies. When the polar bear stands up, it is about three metres tall and 2.4-3 metres when it is on four legs. It weighs 500kg. It has whiskers.
The polar bear eats fish, seals, walruses and more. Their fur helps them camouflage in the snow. They pounce when they see something moving. When they get really angry they can sometimes eat their cubs. They walk very far distances to find their food. They wait until a seal comes up to the top of the water, then they they pounce right on the seal and kill it. They like to hunt in groups and are really careful when they pounce on their prey so they wont get hurt.
The polar bear lives in the Arctic, Canada, Alaska, Russia and Greenland. They live mainly on the islands and sea ice.
Baby polar bears (or cubs) are born alive. 20-30 years is how long polar bears can live for. The scientific name for polar bear is ursus maritimes. The baby polar bear stays with it’s mum for about 18 to 20 months.
There are over 25,000 polar bears in the world. Polar bears are really badly endangered because they are shot by humans for their fur. Also, their habitat of sea ice is melting. I believe polar bears should not be kept in the zoo. A better place for them to live is the Arctic so they can hunt their own food. Zoo enclosures wouldn’t be big enough or be the right temperature.
Polar bears should not live in the zoo because their enclosures wouldn't be enough like their real habitat. For example, they might just paint the ground white instead of having real snow and ice. And where would zoo keepers get the live seals from that polar bears need to hunt to keep them healthy?
A great blog Oli. Andf ull of interesting information. I agree that polar bears should not be kept in zoos. Auckland Zoo had some many years ago and they did paint the concrete white. Probably for the benefit of the public rather than the bears.
ReplyDeleteVery well done Oli. XX Granny
You did such a great job on this report and i know that you learnt a lot Oli, well done. You also read it aloud very nicely to the family, we all enjoyed that. Did you know that Miss Galbraith knows lots about polar bears, she saw them in Canada - isn't she lucky?! Well done matey, from dad.
ReplyDeleteYou have done a great job of your report Oli and I know that you have learnt a lot. You should be very proud of your hard work. A goal for you with your writing is to make sure that all of your ideas go into the correct paragraph. For example, to make sure that all of the information about the polar bear's appearance goes into your "appearance" paragraph. I had to make a couple of changes for you before publishing this. Also, you need to make sure you know what all of the words you use mean. For example, I'm not sure that the word "suffocate" is the correct word to use when talking about polar bears becoming too cold. But overall, you have done a very good job. Well done
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