Adaptions Of Polar Bears by Brianna Butler https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a en-us 2014-05-18 00:19:13 UTC 2014-05-18 00:32:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Scientific Name briannabutler45 https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28235833 Ursus Maritimus

]]> 2014-05-18 01:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28235833 Behaviors briannabutler45 https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28235850
  • Nose-nose greetings - Polar bears use these greetings when asking to borrow food.
  • Hissing and Snorting - Polar bears use this to show aggression.
  • Head Wagging - They swing their heads from side to side to show they want to play.
    • ]]>     2014-05-18 01:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28235850     Feeding/Diet briannabutler45 https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28235946

    Polar Bears are mostly carnivorous. Their main food source is the ringed seal. On a rare occasion, a whale is a feast.

    They also rely on some vegetation and smaller animals.

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  • Polar bears have an incredible sense of smell
  • They can smell nearly a kilometer away and a meter under snow!
  • Pregnant polar bears can survive 8 months without eating
    • ]]>     2014-05-18 01:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28236015     Environment briannabutler45 https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28236105
  • Circumpolar Artcic
  • Along Coasts
  • Alaska, Russia, Canada, Norway and Greenland
  • They use sea ice as key to survival
  • developed retractable claws and suction cup feet to walk on ice
    • ]]>     2014-05-18 01:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28236105     Southeastern Michigan to the Arctic briannabutler45 https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28247334 Arctic

    • -50 degrees Fahrenheit
    • A lot of ice and snow
    • Arctic foxes. caribou, seals, narwhals
    • warmer over past years
    Michigan
    • Winter: 24-35 degrees Fahrenheit
    • Summer: 45-90 degrees Fahrenheit
    • squirrels, deer, coyotes, birds and fish
    ]]>     2014-05-18 16:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28247334     To Survive Southeastern Michigan briannabutler45 https://padlet.com/briannabutler45/6tw6zkjnqq2a/wish/28247480 The polar bear would need to go through several new adaptations over time:

    • Loose their coat over summer to keep them from heat exhaustion
    • Learn how to hunt without ice
    • "suction cup feet" would have to change due to less ice
    • Learn to catch smaller prey like fish instead of seals
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