polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Query: Arctic bear

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Subject:	polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
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polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

White bears hunting in the Arctic, from Maury's New Elements of Geography for Primary and Intermediate Classes.
Date 1907
Source http://archive.org/details/maurysgeographytext
Author Matthew Fontaine Maury
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maury_Geography_076C_Arctic.jpg

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet.

Arctic bear
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