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Polar Bear
Carnivora Ursidae
Ursus Maritimus
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The Polar Bear is in a lot of trouble because of global warming. If the temperature of the earth goes up, the sea ice that the polar bear lives on will melt.
Body length: 2-2.5m
Weight: Male: 300-800kg / Female: 150-300kg
(Source: Shin Sekai Zetsumetsu Kiki Doubutsu Zukan* (Library Edition) Gakken) (*Illustrated Encyclopedia of New World Endangered Animals)
The Polar Bear lives in the North Pole and other ice-covered oceans.
The Polar Bear's favorite dish is seal. The Polar Bear often catches them from the ice. Other than seal, it also eats walrus, beluga, fish, birds, and many other small animals.
The Polar Bear has a giant body and it is very strong. In the North Pole there are almost no animals that can win in a fight against the Polar Bear. It is an animal without enemies in the North Pole.
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Global warming is the Polar Bear's enemy.
Do you understand the word "global warming"? Global warming happens when the Earth's temperature goes up. The Polar Bear is in trouble because of global warming, and as the Earth's temperature increases, the sea ice in which the Polar Bear lives on will melt.
The ice melts and it can't find any food...
The Polar Bear lives by catching seals and other animals from on top of the sea ice. Now, the ocean doesn't freeze as much as before so the Polar Bear can't find food and its numbers are starting to become smaller. Global warming is not easy to stop, but we must cut down on garbage production and practice energy conservation.
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