PowerKiDS press How Life Science Works HOW DO POLAR BEARS STAY WARM Mark Ripley New York
BEARS OF THE NORTH POLE At the top of the planet as far north as north goes there’s an icy-cold ocean with the North Pole near its center Parts of eight countries surround this ocean which is covered in floating sea ice 6 to 9 feet 1 8 to 2 7 m thick With temperatures that dip below 94º Fahrenheit 70º Celsius this freezing landscape called the Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth What animal could possibly stay warm in this chilly environment The polar bear can Polar bears are built to survive in the harsh conditions of the North Pole ARCTIC CIRCLE 4
The word arctic comes from the Greek word arktos which means bear The Arctic got its name from Ursa Minor and Ursa Major which are bear-shaped constellations or groups of stars in the northern sky 5
