Here are some fun and interesting facts about Polar bears:
- Female Polar bears do not start having cubs until they are about 4 or 5 years old.
- Only humans prey or hunt Polar bears.
- Polar bear cubs learn to remain still while their mother hunts. If they move, their mother disciplines them, with a whack on the head.
- Adult females often weigh between 500 to 600 pounds.
- Polar bears babies usually weigh a little more than a pound when they are born.
- Paw pads with rough surfaces prevent Polar bears from slipping on the ice..
- Polar bear fur is oily and water repellant. Allowing them to shake dry after swimming.
- Polar bears tend to overheat more than to get cold.
- A Polar bear's fur is not white! it is hollow. Which allows it to reflect the color of the snow.
- Polar bears can swim up to 100 miles.
- Polar bears mate March through July, however the egg does not start to develop until September.
- Polar bears do not hibernate..