Polar Bear Facts:Scientific name: Ursus maritimus - (Latin for sea going bear) Family: Ursidae Height: up to 10 feet tall Length: up to 8 feet long (males), up to 7 feet long (females) Weight: up to 1500 pounds (males), up to 770 pounds (females) Carnivore - meat eater (mostly ringed seals but also dead caribou, fish, berries, kelp and mussels) Land speed: up to 19 miles per hour Water speed: up to 4 miles per hour Litter size: 1 - 3 (2 is the norm) Gestation: 195 - 260 days Lifespan: up to 45 years in captivity, 30 in the wild Habitat: arctic regions of Canada, US, Russia, Denmark & Norway
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 Graphs created by Linda Faber 12/11 |
 In just four years, declining sub-populations increased to eight. The number of stable sub-populations was reduced to three and the number of increasing sub-populations was reduced by half. Each change was detramental to the status of polar bear populations. |
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