Polar bear by Estefanía Medina https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r Polar bears are in serious danger of going extinct by global warming. The bears were the first vertebrate species to be listed by the U.S. Endangered Species. en-us 2017-05-01 18:38:58 UTC 2023-02-28 19:21:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Basic facts about polar bear estefaniamedinaaponte https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r/wish/169268782 Are "marine" mammals, and spend much of their time on Arctic sea ice.
Are the largest land carnivores in the world.
Their fur is thicker than any other bears’ and covers even their feet for warmth and traction on ice.
Polar bears in the wild can live to be 30 years of age, but this is rare. Most adults die before they reach 25 years.]]> 2017-05-01 19:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r/wish/169268782 What is a polar bear´s habitat? estefaniamedinaaponte https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r/wish/169274052 They're seen along or near coasts and on islands, but they spend the majority of their lives on the sea ice.  Polar bears are only found in the Arctic.
Individual polar bears may travel thousands of miles per year to find food. Polar bears are distributed throughout the Arctic: including Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway.

]]> 2017-05-01 19:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r/wish/169274052 What is its diet? estefaniamedinaaponte https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r/wish/169279019 Polar bears spend over 50 % of their time hunting for food, but less than 2 % of their hunts are successful.
They mainly eat ringed seals, but also bearded seals. They also eat walruses, other species of seals and whale carcasses. Polar bears will search out bird eggs and other food sources but none of these are abundant enough to sustain the large body mass and dense populations of polar bears.]]> 2017-05-01 20:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r/wish/169279019 Why it is endangered? estefaniamedinaaponte https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r/wish/169282101 Climate change, global warming,  weather trends.
As the climate warms, Arctic sea ice is disappearing.
Almost every summer, the amount of remaining ice gets smaller. The oldest ice has essentially disappeared.

The Earth’s atmosphere is now getting  thicker, and not allowing as much heat from the sun to go back into space.

Sea ice is vital to polar bears. It provides a platform for them to hunt, live, breed, and in some cases, create maternal dens.

If the human had taken care the environment, the polar bears would had a safe habitat.

]]> 2017-05-01 20:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r/wish/169282101 The best way you can help polar bears is .... estefaniamedinaaponte https://padlet.com/estefaniamedinaaponte/ovcwmv6mtj4r/wish/169284874
  • If we reduce the carbon dioxide emissions, we will help to conserve the environment.
  • If we walk and ride a bike, we will decrease the use the cars.
  • If we planting trees in cities and creating more parks in urban settings, we will help to reduce the greenhouse effect.
  • If we recycle, we will avoid CO2 emission.
    • We can save the beautiful polar bears!

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