Polar Bear Feeding Photograph by John Telfer

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Polar Bear Feeding

by John Telfer

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Title

Polar Bear Feeding

Artist

John Telfer

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

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While at the San Diego Zoo, in San Diego, California, the 2 polar bears that the zoo has on exhibit were just released from the cold room they keep them in so they come back outside and can go into the swim tank or walk around. But as they release them they feed them and give them everything from carrots and lettuce, to in this case the leg of a seal. This particular Polar Bear was the larger of the two and it was announced that he reached a height of 9 feet when standing up straight. Just watching him tear apart the seal meat and the size of his body and head I was able to get a good idea how big he was. I took several other photos and posted them to my animal portfolio. 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.[3] A boar (adult male) weighs around 350�680 kg (770�1,500 lb),[4] while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is closely related to the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet.[5] Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time at sea. Their scientific name means "maritime bear", and derives from this fact. Polar bears can hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present.
The polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species, with eight of the nineteen polar bear subpopulations in decline.[6] For decades, large scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect.[citation needed] For thousands of years, the polar bear has been a key figure in the material, spiritual, and cultural life of Arctic indigenous peoples, and polar bears remain important in their cultures.
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