The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encircling the Arctic Ocean‚ its surrounding seas and land masses. Although it is closely related to the Brown Bear‚ it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological forte‚ with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures‚ for moving across snow‚ ice‚ and open water‚ and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet. Though there are many theories surrounding evolution‚ the two stand outstanding hypotheses
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pushing polar bears farther north and into the Inuits houses. The reasons are: Global warming is destroying the arctic slowly Frozen ice is melting quickly under the soft snow he Inuits in Alaska have to be careful when they step outside. Because of global warming pushing polar bears farther north. Polar bears are getting closer and closer to Inuits. The polar bears are getting too close for the Inuits. Inuits have to be careful when they step outside their houses because polar bears
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This means that when the temperature is increasing during the summer time‚ polar bear do migrate to the land area or we called it ashore. According to National Geography‚ that since 1979 sea ice cover has declined by about 30 percent in the Arctic. As the greenhouse effect continuing to warm the Earth‚ polar bears forced to stay in the land for longer periods. Staying in ashore for a long period affecting the life of polar bear‚ not only struggle to adapting but also they may losses weight 60 pounds
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Task 1 Can polar bears and people coexist? Polar bears are the largest land predator on earth today. They live in the Arctic area‚ surrounded by the northern nations like Norway‚ Greenland and Canada. The effects of global warming have caused the temperatures to rise‚ which have led the Arctic ice to melt. Because the polar bears’ territory is shrinking‚ they are forced to hunt further inland. They usually hunt on the sea ice‚ but they cannot do that now. A polar bear can starve for months‚ but
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Introduction Endangered animals are one of the most issues that are affecting the earth today. Endangered animals are any species of animals that is at significant risk of extinction due to the dramatic decline in its population and habitat destruction. The endangerment caused by poaching‚ global warming and human activities. All life on earth is part of a nature balanced‚ and all species are dependent on each other to maintain the planet’s ecosystem. Removing one species from the system will have
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grasslands‚ savannas‚ and temperate forests Pandas This peaceful creature with a distinctive black and white coat is adored by the world and considered a national treasure in China. The bear also has a special significance for WWF. The panda has been WWF’s logo since our founding in 1961. The rarest member of the bear family‚ pandas live mainly in bamboo forests high in the mountains of western China‚ where they subsist almost entirely on
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Topic: Endangered Species Issue Question: Should Endangered Species be Protected? Since the appeared of the first life on this planet‚ numerous species come and go‚ rendered extinct by natural changes in physical and biological conditions. Because extinction is a natural part of the order‚ if there are many other species still exist‚ some people might wonders why or what so unique about the endangered species that large sum of money and effort is spent in order to save and restore them (Why
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ENDANGERED SPECIES Introduction An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers‚ or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered species as 40 percent of all organisms based on the sample of species that have been evaluated through 2006.Many nations have laws offering protection to
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Endangered species From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Endangered species (disambiguation). "Endangered" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Endangered (disambiguation). Conservation status | | By risk of extinction | Extinct | Extinct (List) Extinct in the Wild (List) | Threatened | Critically Endangered (List) Endangered (List) Vulnerable (List) | At lower risk | Conservation Dependent (List) Near Threatened (List) Least
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All Aboard! : A Comparison and Contrast of The Polar Express Book and Movie The Polar Express is a classic children’s Christmas story written by acclaimed author Chris Von Allsburg. Chris Von Allsburg writes and illustrates all of his books and won the Caldecott medal for The Polar Express. The Polar Express is a Christmas story of getting a kid to believe in Santa. The boy climbs aboard a train to go to the North Pole to see Santa. He is the one chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas‚ which
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