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Polar Bears

by Tracey Rich, Andy Rouse
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Overview

Up to three meters high and 1500+ pounds in weight, polar bears can still run at up to 40 mph short bursts.  Fierce predators who live mainly off seals, they can also manage a walrus for breakfast in a stomach with a capacity of 7150 pounds!   How are they adapted to survive in such inhospitable environments? Is man's contribution to global warming the greatest threat to the last refuge of the polar bear-the Arctic?

Synopsis

Up to three meters high and 1500+ pounds in weight, polar bears can still run at up to 40 mph ion short bursts.  Fierce predators who live mainly off seals, they can also manage a walrus for breakfast in a stomach with a capacity of 7150 pounds!  These are intriguing, amazing mammals, playing out their lives in some of the coldest and most isolated places on earth.  How are they adapted to survive in such inhospitable environments? Is man's contribution to global warming the greatest threat to the last refuge of the polar bear - the Arctic?

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Book Details

Published
March 1, 2007
Publisher
Mitchell, Evans Books
Pages
96
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781901268157

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