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polar bear
noun
: a large creamy-white carnivorous bear (Ursus maritimus synonym Thalarctos maritimus) that inhabits arctic regions
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The heat-capturing Omni-Heat Arctic tech in Columbia’s Arctic Crest Sherpa fleece was inspired by polar bears.
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Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
For the study, scientists focused on a population of polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
The polar bear who finally manages to catch a seal might understand death just as well as the heartbroken monkey mother who hangs on to her baby’s corpse, even though the former thinks of it as a gain rather than a loss.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The Arctic refuge is home to grizzly bears, polar bears, gray wolves, caribou and more than 200 species of birds and contains land considered sacred by the Gwich’in people.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
For the study, scientists focused on a population of polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
The polar bear who finally manages to catch a seal might understand death just as well as the heartbroken monkey mother who hangs on to her baby’s corpse, even though the former thinks of it as a gain rather than a loss.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
The Arctic refuge is home to grizzly bears, polar bears, gray wolves, caribou and more than 200 species of birds and contains land considered sacred by the Gwich’in people.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Polar bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polar%20bear. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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