https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901 Polar bears and global warming. en-us 2019-06-03 23:26:36 UTC 2026-02-28 06:53:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F2744.png janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365440883 Adult males normally weight 350 to more than 600 kilograms and the adult females are smaller, normally weighing 150 to 290 kilograms.]]> 2019-06-03 23:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365440883 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365440889 The sea ice is vast and ever-changing. The size of a polar bear's range depends on two main factors: the quality of the sea ice and the availability of their seal prey.]]> 2019-06-03 23:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365440889 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365440902 Ursus maritimus is the polar bear's scientific name. It means sea bear.]]> 2019-06-03 23:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365440902 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365440911 Recent findings suggest that polar bears evolved from a common ancestor of the brown bear between 350,000-6 million years ago.]]> 2019-06-03 23:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365440911 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365695553 Home for polar bears is on the sea ice, where they hunt seals at open leads. Polar bears are found in five nations across the Arctic: the U.S. (Alaska), Canada, Russia, Greenland, and Norway.]]> 2019-06-04 20:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365695553 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365695580 Ringed seals are the most accessible, especially to younger bears and females. Male polar bears also hunt larger bearded seals. They are always alert to other food sources—including vegetation, geese and bird eggs.]]> 2019-06-04 20:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365695580 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365695858 Polar bears communicate through body language, vocalizations, and scent markings.]]> 2019-06-04 20:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/365695858 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366245188 Newborns are 30-35 centimeters long (12 to 14 inches) and weigh little more than half a kilogram.]]> 2019-06-07 00:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366245188 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366248074 Polar bear cubs make a variety of sounds, from hums to groans, to cries when communicating with their mothers.]]> 2019-06-07 00:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366248074 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366250559 A bear that completely relies on the ocean to survive? It’s true! Polar bears are the only species of bear that fully depends on a marine ecosystem.]]> 2019-06-07 00:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366250559 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366250717 2019-06-07 00:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366250717 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366253470 We often call the result global warming, but it is causing a set of changes to the Earth's climate, or long-term weather patterns, that varies from place to place.]]> 2019-06-07 01:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366253470 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366253510 Effects that scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate change are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense heat waves.]]> 2019-06-07 01:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366253510 janethhiguera20 https://padlet.com/janethhiguera20/Nature_English_901/wish/366254180

https://polarbearsinternational.rg/

https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-overview/

Janeth Higuera Gudiño.

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