Artist Jennie Walsh
Description
English: Original caption: “The palace bears.”
Date 1916
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_palace_bears_(HS85-10-32292)_original.tif
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. |
