Bears don’t actually hibernate during the winter. Instead, they enter a state known as torpor—a deep sleep that allows them to conserve energy to survive winter. During torpor, bears don’t need to eat, drink, urinate, or defecate. Bears can survive without food and water by lowering their body temperatures while their bodies break down stored …
While walking on all fours they can be around 5ft/ 1.6m tall. Polar bears are the largest of the bear species.
Found in the Arctic, polar bears are the largest bears in the world and have no natural predators. The polar bear’s Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means “sea bear.” Polar bears are also known as white or great white northern bears. Polar bears spend a lot of time on sea ice or in the ocean and …