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Ursus maritimus (Polar Bear)

Synonyms: Ursus maritimus marinus; Ursus maritimus maritimus
Language: French

Wikipedia Abstract

The polar bear is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the world's largest land carnivore and also the largest bear, together with the omnivorous Kodiak Bear, which is approximately the same size. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–680 kg (770–1,500 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size.
View Wikipedia Record: Ursus maritimus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
50
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 12.22
EDGE Score: 3.97
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [2]  854.30 lbs (387.50 kg)
Birth Weight [3]  1.47 lbs (665 g)
Female Weight [2]  496.04 lbs (225.00 kg)
Male Weight [2]  1,212.55 lbs (550.00 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [2]  144.4 %
Female Maturity [3]  4 years 9 months
Male Maturity [3]  4 years 9 months
Diet [1]  Carnivore
Gestation [3]  7 months 20 days
Hibernates [1]  Yes
Litter Size [3]  2
Litters / Year [3]  0
Maximum Longevity [3]  44 years
Water Biome [1]  Coastal
Weaning [3]  10 months 3 days

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Ib 12402936 Alaska, United States
Aulavik National Park II 3021211 Northwest Territories, Canada
Auyuittuq National Park II 4808115 Nunavut, Canada
Great Arctic State Nature Preserve 10302372 Taimyr, Russia
Gros Morne National Park II 476632 Newfoundland, Canada
Gydansky State Nature Reserve 2170015 Yamalo-Nenets, Russia
Ivvavik National Park II 2382752 Yukon, Canada
Kandalaksha State Nature Reserve 174283 Murmansk, Karelia, Russia
Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve 361480 Russia  
Kronotsky Biosphere Reserve 2822275 Kamchatka Krai , Russia
Nenetsk State Nature Reserve 774428 Nenets, Russia
North-east Svalbard Nature Reserve Ia 10410117 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands  
Ostrov Vrangelya (Wrangel Island) Zapovednik Nature Monument III 180 Russia    
Polar Bear Provincial Park 5502026 Ontario, Canada
Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary Migratory Bird Sanctuary IV 15335601 Nunavut, Canada
Quttinirpaaq (Ellesmere Island) National Park Reserve II 9436606 Nunavut, Canada
Sirmilik National Park II 5475284 Canada
Taimyrsky Biosphere Reserve Ia 4403240 Taimyr, Russia
Tuktut Nogait National Park II 5761538 Northwest Territories, Canada
Ukkusiksalik National Park II   Nunavut, Canada
Ust-Lensky State Nature Reserve 3541020 Sakha, Russia
Vuntut National Park II 1076795 Yukon, Canada
Wapusk National Park II 2614324 Manitoba, Canada
Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve 5499701 Chukotka, Russia      

Emblem of

Greenland

Prey / Diet

Delphinapterus leucas (Beluga)[4]
Erignathus barbatus (Bearded Seal)[4]
Monodon monoceros (Narwhal)[4]
Odobenus rosmarus (Walrus)[4]
Odobenus rosmarus divergens (Pacific walrus)[5]
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Harp Seal)[4]
Pusa hispida (Ringed Seal)[4]
Vulpes lagopus (Arctic Fox)[6]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Odobenus rosmarus (Walrus)2
Orcinus orca (Killer Whale)4
Vulpes lagopus (Arctic Fox)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Ancylostoma caninum[7]
Taenia ursimaritimi <Unverified Name>[7]
Trichinella nativa <Unverified Name>[7]
Trichinella spiralis (pork worm)[7]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Aalborg Zoo
Albuquerque Biological Park
Almaty State Zoo of Kazakhstan
Aquarium du Quebec
Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservat'n Society
Budapest Zool.& Botanical Garden
Buffalo Zoological Gardens
Central Park Zoo
Chicago Zoological Park
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Copenhagen Zoo
Denver Zoological Gardens
Detroit Zoological Society
Dierenrijk Europa
Erie Zoological Gardens
Guadalajara Zoo
Henry Vilas Zoo
Highland Wildlife Park
Indianapolis Zoo
Jardin Zoologico de Cdad.Buenos Aires
Johannesburg Zoological Gardens
Kaliningrad Zoo
Kansas City Zoo
Kazan Zoological & Botanical Garden
Kharkiv Zoo
Lake Superior Zoological Gardens
Leningrad Zoo - St. Petersburg
Lietuvos Zoologijos Sodas
Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Münchener Tierpark Hellabrunn
Memphis Zoological Garden & Aquarium
Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens
Monde Sauvage Safari SPRL
Moscow Zoological Park
Mulhouse Zoo
Municipal Independent Org. Roev Ruchei
Nagoya Higashiyama Zoo
North Carolina Zoological Park
Novosibirsk Zoological Park
Nyíregyházi Állatpark Nonprofit KFT
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Oregon Zoo
Orsa Grönklitt Bjornpark(Orsa Bear Pk)
Osaka Municipal Tennoji Zool. Gdns.
Ouwehand Zoo
Parc Zoologique d'Amneville
Parc Zoologique de La Palmyre
Permskii Zoologicheskii Sad
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Ranua Wildlife Park
Reid Park Zoo
Riga Zoo
Rostock Zoologischer Garten
Rotterdam Zoo
Safari de Peaugres
San Diego Zoo
San Francisco Zoological Gardens
Scandinavian Wildlife Park
Schoenbrunner Tiergarten GmbH
Seneca Park Zoo
Singapore Zoological Gardens
Societa Zoologica Di Pistoia S.R.L
St. Paul's Como Zoo
Tallinn Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo
Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg
Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde GmbH
Toledo Zoological Gardens
Toronto Zoo
Ueno Zoological Gardens
Wilhelma Zoo
Yokohama Zool. Gardens
Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven GmbH
Zoo de La Fleche
Zoo Hannover GmbH
Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien
Zool.Nacional Parque Metro De Santiago
Zoological Garden Prague
Zoologicka Zahrada Mesta Brna
Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal

Range Map

Link to Map
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China); North America;

External References

Photos

Webcams


Alaska Zoo Polar Bear Camera
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San Diego Zoo's Polar Bear Cam
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Toledo Zoo Polar Bear Cam
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Citations

Species recognized by Gardner A.L, 20-Aug-2007, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 2Ursus maritimus, Douglas P. DeMaster and Ian Stirling, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 145, pp. –7 (1981) ♦ 3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 4Diet composition of polar bears in Svalbard and the western Barents Sea, Andrew E. Derocher, Øystein Wiig, Magnus Andersen, Polar Biol (2002) 25: 448–452 ♦ 5Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series, Alaska Department of Fish and Game ♦ 6Alopex lagopus, Alexandra M. Audet, C. Brian Robbins, and Serge Larivière, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 713, pp. 1–10 (2002) ♦ 7Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators. ♦ Specially protected natural territories of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011