Informative text and color photographs offer information on the physical traits, behaviors, habitat, life cycle, natural history, and conservation of polar bears. Includes fact boxes, a polar bear family tree, a glossary, and further resources.
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Fearless giant. Life on the ice ; body plan ; Paws like snowshoes -- Huge but fast. The hunt never stops ; Long-distance swimmer -- A bear's life. The mating battle ; Mothers make ice caves ; Tiny, helpless cubs ; From cub to king of the Arctic -- An ancient family. Close cousins -- The warming Arctic. Working to save polar bears ; Polar bear hunters ; Help save our polar bears -- Polar bear family tree.