About polar bear
Quote from Admin on 29.10.2019, 15:44The polar bear is one of the largest mammals of the bear family and lives in the Arctic, Greenland and northern regions of North America and Asia. They prefer to stay in the area of ice with open water. These animals are well adapted to life in an icy arctic environment. Their thick and long white or yellowish fur provides excellent protection against the cold. Polar bears are very strong.
Most adult males weigh from 300 to 800 kg (and even more than one ton!) And reach a length of 2.4-3.0 m. The height at the withers of an adult male polar bear reaches from 1.3 to 1.5 m. Females usually two times smaller and weigh between 150-300 kg. and 1.9-2.1 m. in length. After birth, little cubs weigh only 600-700 g.
The polar bear feels great on smooth slippery glacial slopes. He lies on his stomach and rolls over them, using his hind legs to brake at the right moment. These animals are excellent swimmers and divers, and under water can safely withstand up to 2 minutes. Polar bears have an excellent sense of smell. They can smell even under a meter layer of ice. This predator can reach speed of up to 40 km/h. The skin of a polar bear is completely black, unlike its white or yellow fur. Polar bear wool turns yellow with age.
As a large and strong predator, sometimes dangerous to humans, the polar bear has long become a respected character of folklore among the indigenous peoples of the North. In the works of applied art of the Chukchi – artistic carving of bone and walrus tusk – one of the favorite subjects is the combat of the hero-hunter with the Umka. «Umka» in Chukotka means a bear, or, more precisely, «an adult polar bear-male».
In the myths and legends of the Eskimos, the polar bear nanuk is also the embodiment of the formidable forces of nature, in the confrontation with which a man-hunter matures, he initiates. This presentation of the Eskimos about the polar bear is reflected in the story of the American writer Jack London «The Story of Keesh».
In the story of Lia Geraskina «In a country of unlearned lessons», the polar bear plays a big role. He lost the North Pole due to the fact that Vitya Perestukin incorrectly called the climatic zones. In the final, when Vitya correctly named the climatic zones, the bear returned to the North Pole.
The image of a polar bear is included in the graphic solution of a number of brands:
- A series of chocolate and sweets «Mishka in the North», produced by the N.K. Krupskaya Confectionery Factory.
- Boxes and retail space of the St. Petersburg confectionery production «North».
An adult polar bear on a floating ice floe is depicted on the reverse of a Canadian coin worth 2 dollars (the coin is in circulation from February 19, 1996 to the present).
An image of an adult polar bear on a floating ice floe was present at one of the projects for the reversal of a quarter-dollar commemorative coin dedicated to the state of Alaska.
In the cinema, Umka (white bear) is the character of the cartoons «Umka» and «Umka Looking for a Friend». Also appears in the cartoons «Elka and the Star Postman» and «Elka», Elka is the white bear cub, the character of the cartoon films «Elka and the Star Postman» and «Elka».
International Polar Bear Day is celebrated annually on February 27th.
The polar bear is one of the largest mammals of the bear family and lives in the Arctic, Greenland and northern regions of North America and Asia. They prefer to stay in the area of ice with open water. These animals are well adapted to life in an icy arctic environment. Their thick and long white or yellowish fur provides excellent protection against the cold. Polar bears are very strong.
Most adult males weigh from 300 to 800 kg (and even more than one ton!) And reach a length of 2.4-3.0 m. The height at the withers of an adult male polar bear reaches from 1.3 to 1.5 m. Females usually two times smaller and weigh between 150-300 kg. and 1.9-2.1 m. in length. After birth, little cubs weigh only 600-700 g.
The polar bear feels great on smooth slippery glacial slopes. He lies on his stomach and rolls over them, using his hind legs to brake at the right moment. These animals are excellent swimmers and divers, and under water can safely withstand up to 2 minutes. Polar bears have an excellent sense of smell. They can smell even under a meter layer of ice. This predator can reach speed of up to 40 km/h. The skin of a polar bear is completely black, unlike its white or yellow fur. Polar bear wool turns yellow with age.
As a large and strong predator, sometimes dangerous to humans, the polar bear has long become a respected character of folklore among the indigenous peoples of the North. In the works of applied art of the Chukchi – artistic carving of bone and walrus tusk – one of the favorite subjects is the combat of the hero-hunter with the Umka. «Umka» in Chukotka means a bear, or, more precisely, «an adult polar bear-male».
In the myths and legends of the Eskimos, the polar bear nanuk is also the embodiment of the formidable forces of nature, in the confrontation with which a man-hunter matures, he initiates. This presentation of the Eskimos about the polar bear is reflected in the story of the American writer Jack London «The Story of Keesh».
In the story of Lia Geraskina «In a country of unlearned lessons», the polar bear plays a big role. He lost the North Pole due to the fact that Vitya Perestukin incorrectly called the climatic zones. In the final, when Vitya correctly named the climatic zones, the bear returned to the North Pole.
The image of a polar bear is included in the graphic solution of a number of brands:
- A series of chocolate and sweets «Mishka in the North», produced by the N.K. Krupskaya Confectionery Factory.
- Boxes and retail space of the St. Petersburg confectionery production «North».
An adult polar bear on a floating ice floe is depicted on the reverse of a Canadian coin worth 2 dollars (the coin is in circulation from February 19, 1996 to the present).
An image of an adult polar bear on a floating ice floe was present at one of the projects for the reversal of a quarter-dollar commemorative coin dedicated to the state of Alaska.
In the cinema, Umka (white bear) is the character of the cartoons «Umka» and «Umka Looking for a Friend». Also appears in the cartoons «Elka and the Star Postman» and «Elka», Elka is the white bear cub, the character of the cartoon films «Elka and the Star Postman» and «Elka».
International Polar Bear Day is celebrated annually on February 27th.