Did you know that white polar bears originally descended from brown bears and a long while ago they broke away and a new white polar bear strain was formed and then established itself in the Arctic area.
Polar bears are one of the largest animals that live on land, they are very good swimmers and have waterproof coats and webbed feet to enhance their swimming abilities. They find food in the surrounding seas but their favourite diet is seal and they will stalk and hunt them.
Their young are born in a self made hole under the ice and remain there until the weather gets warmer and they have a chance of survival, they are small and quite vulnerable for some months.
Polar bears are very popular because their white furry coats are so pretty, but their colouring is really so they can blend in to the arctic snow and ice, which is helpful when they go hunting.
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