Bears

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Ursus Maritimus literally means “Sea Bear”, the majority of polar bears are found close to the arctic shores. Polar Bears are expert swimmers/divers and frequently will retrieve food such as seaweed, clams, crabs and fish from the frigid depths. The bears can cruise along at depths of 15 feet and stay submerged for up to two and a half minutes. Polar bears travel great distances, the average beat will walk over 100,000 square miles in its lifetime.(“Polar Bears International”) Polar Bears are incredibly sensitive animals with eyesight and hearing rivaling that of humans. Even more sensitive is their sense of smell with which they can detect prey more than 40 miles away.(“Wildlife Forever”) In addition to seals, a polar bear’s diet also consists of walruses, beached whales, fish, and crabs. The polar bear is a near-perfect hunter not only due to its camouflage and sharp senses but also its remarkable intelligence, it has been know to utilize tools such as using a block of ice to smash ...

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are mostly vegetarians with less than 25% of their diet consisting of other animals.(Domico 25) These intelligent mammals are the only bear species in North America that have adapted to civilization. To them, humans and their belongings mean food. They will scavenge garbage cans, campgrounds, town dumps, cars and even houses for a meal.
In many national parks bears have grown accustomed to getting food from tourists via begging even though the park strongly discourages this. Some bears have become quite aggressive in their methods of obtaining food, from stealing the food from a picnic table to smashing parked cars and tearing off the doors to get the food inside. “ A ranger from ...

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