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  2. Polar bear - Wikipedia

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    The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed.The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb).

  3. Thumb signal - Wikipedia

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    A thumb signal, usually described as a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, is a common hand gesture achieved by a closed fist held with the thumb extended upward or downward, respectively. The thumbs-up gesture is associated with positivity, approval, achievement, satisfaction and solidarity, while the thumbs-down gesture is associated with concern ...

  4. Races and creatures in His Dark Materials - Wikipedia

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    The panserbjørne are large polar bear-like creatures that have opposable thumbs on their front paws. Despite their large digits and immense strength they have remarkable dexterity . This, together with an innate gift for metallurgy , makes them exceptional metalsmiths , and they are capable of creating and repairing metal items far beyond the ...

  5. Learn Which Animals Have Opposable Thumbs - AOL

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    Opposable thumbs enable humans to do tasks that most animals can’t even attempt – from eating food easily to driving a car. ... Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

  6. Can You Solve the ‘I Turn Polar Bears White’ Riddle?

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    Called the "I Turn Polar Bears White" riddle, it presents a series of cryptic statements that don't seem to make sense at first glance. Take a closer look at this perplexing puzzle and see if you ...

  7. ABC Islands bear - Wikipedia

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    Research under Beth Shapiro at University of California, Santa Cruz shows that around 6.5% of the X chromosomes from the ABC Islands bears have recently come from polar bears, in contrast to 1% of the ABC Islands bears' genomes containing polar bear DNA. The study was conducted using seven polar bears, two brown bears, and one black bear to ...

  8. Polar bear conservation - Wikipedia

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    The key danger for polar bears posed by the effects of climate change is malnutrition or starvation due to habitat loss.Polar bears hunt seals from a platform of sea ice. Rising temperatures cause the sea ice to melt earlier in the year, driving the bears to shore before they have built sufficient fat reserves to survive the period of scarce food in the late summer and early fall.

  9. Ursus maritimus tyrannus - Wikipedia

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    The ulna is estimated to have been 48.5 cm (19 in) long when complete- for comparison, modern subadult polar bear ulnae are 36–43 cm (14–17 in) long. [1] The ulna was dated to the early Weichselian of the Late Pleistocene (~70kya). [2] Of the 16 specimens identified as Pleistocene polar bears, this is the only fossil ascribed to this ...