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adult female polar bear
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adult female polar bearcan breed every second yearhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:48.0
excavates den in snowbank in late autumnhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:48.0
gives birth in her denhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:48.0
has average number of babies 2has source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:48.0
has gestation period 228-254 dayshas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:48.0
is a kind of adult polar bearhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:48.0
is a kind of female mammalhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:48.0
adult polar bearcan run at 40 km per hour2000-10-27 10:26:02.0
can stay underwater for 2 minutes2000-10-27 10:26:02.0
can swim at 6.4 km per hour2000-10-27 10:26:02.0
eats seals, walrus, carrion, fish, mussels, crabs, starfish, eggs, grass, mushrooms, berries, lemmings, humans2000-10-27 10:26:02.0
has breeding season April and May2000-10-27 10:26:02.0
has good eyesight2000-10-27 10:26:02.0
has good sense of smell2000-10-27 10:26:02.0
hibernates2000-10-27 10:26:02.0
is solitary2000-10-27 10:26:03.0
moults during May to August2000-10-27 10:26:03.0
reaches sexual maturity by 5 -7 years2000-10-27 10:26:03.0
female mammalgives birth to live babies2000-10-27 10:26:28.0
suckles babies2000-10-27 10:26:28.0
polar bearcan be killed by humans, killer whale, male walrus2000-10-27 10:26:46.0
has colour creamy white2000-10-27 10:26:46.0
has habitat southern broken edge of the arctic ice pack2000-10-27 10:26:46.0
has scientific name Ursus maritimus2000-10-27 10:26:46.0
is used by Inuit for food and clothing2000-10-27 10:26:47.0
swims by paddling only with its front feet2000-10-27 10:26:47.0
mammalis warm-blooded2000-10-27 10:26:37.0
may catch rabies2000-10-27 10:26:37.0
bearhas Family name Family Ursidae2000-10-27 10:26:16.0
carnivorehas Order name Order Carnivora2000-10-27 10:26:23.0
is carnivorous or omnivorous2000-10-27 10:26:23.0

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