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The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed.The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb).
English: Three polar bears approach the starboard bow of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Honolulu while surfaced 280 miles from the North Pole.Sighted by a lookout from the bridge (sail) of the submarine, the bears investigated the boat for almost 2 hours before leaving.
Nanuqsaurus (meaning "polar bear lizard") is a genus of tyrannosaurine theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous period (middle Maastrichtian age) Prince Creek Formation of the North Slope of Alaska, having lived roughly 70-68 million years ago.
Wilbär is a polar bear who was born in captivity at the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart, Germany on December 10, 2007. [1] Wilbär made his first public appearance on April 16, 2008, swimming alongside his mother. His name comes from combining the name of the zoo with the German word for bear . [1] [2] Zoo officials have registered the name as a ...
The Asiatic black bear and the polar bear used to be placed in their own genera, Selenarctos and Thalarctos; these are now placed at subgenus rank. Subfamily Ursinae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817 †Aurorarctos Jiangzuo & Flynn, 2020 †Aurorarctos tirawa Jiangzuo & Flynn, 2020; Helarctos Horsfield, 1825. Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821) – sun ...
Inuka was born in the Singapore Zoo in 1990, the result of an extensive breeding programme run by the zoo and was the first and only polar bear to be born in the tropics. There have been four polar bears at Singapore Zoo altogether—Nanook, Sheba and their offspring Inuka, as well as another female, Anana.
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A grizzly–polar-bear-hybrid (also named grolar bear, pizzly bear, zebra bear, [1] [2] grizzlar, or nanulak) is a rare ursid hybrid that has occurred both in captivity and in the wild. In 2006, the occurrence of this hybrid in nature was confirmed by testing the DNA of a unique-looking bear who had been shot near Sachs Harbour , Northwest ...