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Introduction1
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Dictionary
polar bear : a large creamy-white carnivorous bear (Ursus maritimus synonym Thalarctos maritimus) that inhabits arctic regions — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Encyclopedia
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi). A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (772–1,543 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means “maritime bear” and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals — Wikipedia
Polar Bear (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Polar Bear Facts (Polar Bears International)
Polar Bear (International Association for Bear Research and Management)
Polar Bear (One Zoom)
Polar Bear (WolframAlpha)
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Innovation
Science
Mammalogy is the study of mammals – a class of vertebrates with characteristics such as homeothermic metabolism, fur, four-chambered hearts, and complex nervous systems. Mammalogy has also been known as “mastology,” “theriology,” and “therology.” The major branches of mammalogy include natural history, taxonomy and systematics, anatomy and physiology, ethology, ecology, and management. — Wikipedia
Mammalogy (Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Science of Mammalogy (The American Society of Mammalogists)
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Preservation
Library
DDC: 599.786 Polar Bears (Library Thing)
Subject: TERM (Library Thing)
LCC: QL 737.C27 Polar Bears (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: TERM (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: QL 737.C27 Polar Bears (Library of Congress)
Subject: TERM (Library of Congress)
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Participation
Education
Education Center (Polar Bears International)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
Occupation
Careers in Mammalogy (American Society of Mammalogists)
Organization
International Association for Bear Research and Management
American Society of Mammalogists
The Mammal Society
News
Polar Bear News (Polar Bears International)
International Bear News (International Association for Bear Research and Management)
Ursus (International Association for Bear Research and Management)
Marine Mammal Science (Society for Marine Mammalogy)
Journal of Mammalogy (American Society of Mammalogists)
Mammalian Species (American Society of Mammalogists)
Mammal Review (The Mammal Society)
Polar Bears (EurekaAlert, American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Polar Bears (bioRxiv: Preprint Server for Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Polar Bears (JSTOR)
Polar Bears (Science Daily)
Polar Bears (Science News)
Polar Bears (Phys.org)
Polar Bears (NPR Archives)
Government
Document
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Tree of Life
Microorganism Virus
Prokaryote Archaea, Bacteria
Eukaryote Protist, Fungi, Algae, Protozoa (Tardigrade)
Plant Flower, Tree
Animal
Invertebrate
Cnidaria Coral, Jellyfish
Cephalopod Cuttlefish, Octopus
Crustacean Lobster, Shrimp
Arachnid Spider, Scorpion
Insect Ant, Bee, Beetle, Butterfly
Vertebrate
Fish Seahorse, Ray, Shark
Amphibian Frog, Salamander
Reptile Turtle, Tortoise, Dinosaur
Bird Penguin, Ostrich, Owl, Crow, Parrot
Mammal Platypus, Bat, Mouse, Rabbit, Goat, Giraffe, Camel, Horse, Elephant, Mammoth
Walrus, Seal, Polar Bear, Bear, Panda, Cat, Tiger, Lion, Dog, Wolf
Cetacean Whale, Dolphin
Primate Monkey, Chimpanzee, Human
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Notes
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