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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).
This is a list of mammals in Virginia, including both current and recently historical inhabitants. Virginia has 77 species of native land mammals (including extirpated species), and the coast is visited by nearly 30 marine mammal species. 11 species or subspecies of native Virginian mammals are listed as endangered or threatened by the state ...
The 1958 Statehood Act set up a program for polar bear management, and further conservation efforts, including the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act, have limited polar bear hunts. [10] Polar bear populations may be threatened by oil development and global warming. [10] [11] Only about 4700 polar bears are known to inhabit Alaska. [12]
Polar bears hunt primarily at the interface between ice, water, and air; they only rarely catch seals on land or in open water. [69] The polar bear's most common hunting method is still-hunting: [70] The bear locates a seal breathing hole using its sense of smell, and crouches nearby for a seal to appear. When the seal exhales, the bear smells ...
Drone videos of gray whales off Oregon have revealed new details about how the marine mammals find food. The findings were described in studies this summer. Drone video of gray whales offers new ...
The US Navy used Fisherman Island from 1949 to 1969. [2] Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge is located near the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, and is cut in half by the presence of U.S. Highway 13 and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. The refuge is closed to the public.
The St Thomas conure (or brown-throated parakeet) lives throughout the Virgin Islands. The fauna of the United States Virgin Islands consists of 144 species of birds, 22 species of mammals, 302 species of fish and 7 species of amphibians. [1] The animals include numerous native species of tropical birds, fish, and land reptiles as well as sea ...
The Tybee Island Polar Plunge of 2012 was notable for making it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the “largest gathering of people wearing swim caps” when 2,049 of the 2,400 ...