VIDEO: Two Polar Bears Charging Hard in Deep Snow

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This video is unreal and is gauranteed to put a smile on your face.

Polar bears are considered sea mammals because of the vast amount of time they spend on sea ice.  Regardless, they can still obviously charge on land.

This video is a very cool glimpse into what it must feel like to be one of Earth’s top predators.

The largest polar bear on record was 2,200-pounds.

POLAR BEAR INFO:

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 is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi).[3] A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (772–1,543 lb),[4] while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear,[5] 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.[6] Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means “maritime bear”, and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.[7]

Because of expected habitat loss caused by climate change, the polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species, and at least three of the nineteen polar bear subpopulations are currently in decline.[8] For decades, large-scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species, but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect.[9] For thousands of years, the polar bear has been a key figure in the material, spiritual, and cultural life of circumpolar peoples, and polar bears remain important in their cultures.


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One thought on “VIDEO: Two Polar Bears Charging Hard in Deep Snow

  1. I wish that certain subpopulations of the human species would decline or better yet, disappear. Yes, I said that!!!

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