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The Polar Bear Life Cycle

The Polar Bear Life Cycle. By: Sanjana Ramchandran. Birth. Cubs are born from Nov.–Jan. in a den. They stay there with their mother until spring. Weight: About 1 lb. Polar bear cubs are so tiny at birth that they can fit in the palm of your hand!!!

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The Polar Bear Life Cycle

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  1. The Polar Bear Life Cycle By: SanjanaRamchandran

  2. Birth • Cubs are born from Nov.–Jan. in a den. They stay there with their mother until spring. • Weight: About 1 lb. • Polar bear cubs are so tiny at birth that they can fit in the palm of your hand!!! • They’re very helpless and are born with their eyes closed. 

  3. Polar Bear Cubs: • There are usually 2 cubs per litter • Mother polar bears are VERY protective of their young • Open their eyes within a month • Start walking at two mos. • Start eating solid food at 3-4 mos. • Learn to hunt from watching their mom • I was very sad to find out that: when cubs are about 30 mos. old, an adult male may start following the mom. At this time, the mom or the male will chase away the cubs. 

  4. Adult Polar Bears: • Polar bears start mating every other year in mid-summer. • After that, they’re on their own in the wild.  • They mostly eat seals, although they can also eat fish, seabirds, even reindeer! • If they’re desperate in the summer for food, they may eat berries and plants! • After that, they mate, reproduce, and the cycle starts all over again!

  5. Birth Cub Adult

  6. Credits • http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/polar-bear/birth-&-care.htm • http://cdn.animaltalk.us/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/image0019.jpg • http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qwq6dkQv154/S_u0LMQj3PI/AAAAAAAAAQU/j8BCHXqXFE4/s640/PolarBears_02a-Mom_N_Baby-S.jpg • http://gtm-media.discoveryeducation.com/videos/imagelibrary/web//340B4262-EA08-9779-5FA847D2ED14464E.jpg • http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar830170&st=polar+bear • http://www.polarbearplanet.com/polar-bear-pictures/polar-bear-cubs.jpg • http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/036/cache/polar-bear-cubs-playing-082809_3641_990x742.jpg • http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/polar.htm#6

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