Author: EllieW

Thursday 12th December
Walt: to write the final draft of a report
Report on polar bears
What do they look like?
Polar bears have white furry fur and underneath they have dark black skin. They have bright blue tongues. The height of polar bears is eight to ten feet. Males weigh 550 to 1700 LBS and females weigh 200 to 700 LBS and that is a lot.
Where do they live?
Polar bears live in circumpolar areas, where they can hunt seals at openings in the ice sea called leads. They are also found in Canada, which is in the North. It is also a frozen land.
How long do they live?
Usually polar bears do not live past the age of 32. Normally in the wild, they live up to 20 to 32 years.
What do they eat?
Polar bears are carnivores which means they just eat meat. They are mostly eating seals, artic foxes, reindeers, rodents and fish.
How do they live?
Polar bears cannot live without sea or ice and cold weather like the artic. However they have blubber under their skin and furry warm fur so that they can keep nice and warm. They can even survive up to 37 degrees.
What about babies?
Polar bear babies are much smaller than a human baby. Normally, when they are born, they are the size of a rat. They usually only weigh a little more than a pound. As well as the babies being the size of a rat they are about the same size of puppies.