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Image of Polar Bear

Image of Polar Bear

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The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 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.

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2014 California Academy of Sciences
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Gerald and Buff Corsi
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