Category:Polar bears
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Articles relating to the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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- Individual polar bears (10 P)
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Pages in category "Polar bears"
The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Categories:
- Apex predators
- Arctic land animals
- Carnivorans of Asia
- Carnivorans of Europe
- Carnivorans of North America
- ESA threatened species
- Mammals of the Arctic
- Marine mammals
- Pleistocene bears
- Species endangered by climate change
- Taxa named by Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave
- Ursus (mammal)
- Vulnerable animals
- Vulnerable biota of Asia
- Vulnerable biota of Europe