Polar bear adaptations

2. Where do they live?
Alaska
Canada
Greenland
Serbia
Northway

3. Polar Bears spent their time on..
Polar Bears spent their time in land, water and ice.
They love being on the crack of the ice.
k

4. Food suplied
Polar Bears eat
bearberries in
summer.
The bearberries have
small leaves, white or
pink flowers and
berries like fruits.

5. Food suplied
Bearberries can be found
North America, Asia and
Europe. When the
seasons begin to change,
the polar bears need to
look for different sources
of food.
Polar Bears also hunt from
water fishes, seals, beluga
whales, walruses and narwhals
to eat them.

6. Adaptations are characteristics that help an organism to survive in
its environment and/or reproduce.

7. Adaptations can be physical or behavioral, but all are
involved with survival in an environment.

8. Physical Adaptations
•Fur
•Body shape
•Color
•Protection

9. Fur
One of the ways that animals
are protected from weather
conditions is through fur or
fat. Many mammals from this
area, tundra, also have thick
layers of blubber to keep
them warm when
temperatures are cold.

10. Body Shape Many tundra birds and
mammals are larger and
have smaller appendages
than similar species in
warmer climates.
This body plan allows more
heat to remain within the
animal where it belongs,
and less heat to escape
into the environment.

11. Color
Color is a benefit for
many animals
because they
camouflaged in the
snow.

12. Protection
•Many animals have
unique adaptations to
protect them from
predators.
•Deer, elk and
caribou have antlers
that can be used for
defense from
enemies. Others
may have hard outer
coverings that serve
as protection.

13. Behavioral Adaptations
•Hibernation
•Protection
•Migration
•Shelter

14. Hibernation
To avoid
adverse
weather
conditions,
some animals
hibernate, or
become
dormant during
the periods of
worst weather
The black bear
can withstand
up to 100 days
without eating,
drinking,
defacating,
urinating or
exercising

15. Protection.
Most animals can protect themselves
on a physical and behavioral level.

16. Migration
Many animals and birds
migrate to more moderate
climates during the winter.

17. Shelter
Artic hare and fox take
advantage of the snow
and build dens for
protection against the
harsh arctic winters.
Many animals rely
on living under the
snow for protection.
Amazingly,
temperatures are
less -7 degrees
under snow.

18. In summary…
•Adaptations are characteristics that enable
an organism to survive in it’s environment
and reproduce.
•Adaptations can be physical or behavioral.

19. In summary…
•All adaptations are related to the
environment that an organism lives in.
Physical adaptations can include…
Fur
Body Shape
Color

20. In summary…
Behavioral adaptations can
include…
Hibernation
Migration
Shelter
Protection can be both a
physical and a behavioral
adaptation.