Polar bears, Ursus maritimus

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Abstract

Polar bears are the largest of the eight species of bears found worldwide and are covered in a pigment-free fur giving them the appearance of being white. They are the most carnivorous of bear species consuming a high-fat diet, primarily of ice-associated seals and other marine mammals. They range throughout the circumpolar Arctic to the southernmost extent of seasonal pack ice.
Publication type Book chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Title Polar bears, Ursus maritimus
ISBN 9780128043271
Edition 3
Year Published 2017
Language English
Publisher Academic Press
Contributing office(s) Alaska Science Center Biology MFEB
Description 4 p.
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Title Encyclopedia of marine mammals
First page 743
Last page 746
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