Get to know the bears and explore our polar bear facts. Curious about polar bears' habitat, food, life cycle and more? Welcome to the exciting world of the polar bear.

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From a love of blubber to enormous paws, polar bears are remarkable animals, with many unusual adaptations that help them thrive in the Arctic. As part of our Polar Bear Week celebration, we wanted to share 10 of our favorite facts about what makes polar bears tick. 1. For a polar bear, home is on the sea ice.

The size of a polar bear's range depends on two main factors: the quality of the sea ice and the availability of their seal prey. Polar bears don’t have territories, partly because their sea ice habitat is always moving and changing with the seasons, expanding in winter, and retreating in summer.

What Makes a Polar Bear…a Polar Bear? How did polar bears evolve into highly adapted Arctic predators? In short, it all comes down to genetics.

Learn about the life of a polar bear from mating and birthing to their diet and habitat and how a warming Arctic affects their ecosystem

Learn about polar bear mating and denning habits, along with facts about mothers, cubs, growing up, and average life span.

A polar bear’s hunting and eating patterns depend completely on sea ice. Why? Because polar bears rely on the ice to reach their seal prey. But as the Arctic continues to warm and the sea ice retreats, polar bears are facing longer ice-free periods …

Watch polar bears spar, snooze, and test the ice on our live Polar Bear Cams. Or explore the underwater world of beluga whales, and experience the wonder of the northern lights as they dance across the sky!

The polar bear’s natural environment may seem white and pristine—far removed from the pollution in major cities and industrial areas. But in reality, polar bears in some parts of the Arctic can carry surprisingly high loads of toxic chemicals.