Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
Sunday August 3, 2003
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is among the largest land carnivores, comparable in size only to the brown bear. Polar bears weigh in the range of 400kg-680kg and are 2.1m-3.3m Read More...
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