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Polar Bear Characteristics

· They are excellent swimmers.

· The average adult female weighs about 500 pounds.

· Their skin is black, so it allows them to soak up as much heat as possible in the arctic.

· They swim from ice chunk to ice chunk.

· They can survive on their own when they are from 4-8 years.

· The average height of an adult male polar bear is 8.5 feet.

· Average height of an adult female polar bear is 6.5 feet.

· Their hair is clear, which causes it to appear white.

· They are an endangered animal.