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Polar bear
species of bear native largely within the Arctic Circle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Polar Bear (disambiguation)
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear which lives in the Arctic.[3] It has black skin under the white fur. They are strong and fast, and can run as fast as 25 miles (40 km) an hour for a short distance.[4][5]
Quick Facts Polar bear Temporal range: Pleistocene-recent, Conservation status ...
Polar bear Temporal range: Pleistocene-recent[1] | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Ursidae |
Genus: | Ursus |
Species: | U. maritimus |
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Ursus maritimus | |
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In 2022, there were around 22,000 polar bears in the world.[6] There is an extinct subspecies called Ursus maritimus tyrannus.