Title: Animals in menageries
Year: 1838 (1830s)
Authors: William Swainson, 1789-1855; Dionysius Lardner, 1793-1859; Charles Wallace Richmond, 1868-1932, former owner. DSI Riley, Joseph Harvey, 1873-1941, former owner. DSI Billaud, Fr., former owner. DSI Long Island Historical Society, former owner. DSI
Subjects: Zoo animals Menageries Animal behavior
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animals_in_menageries_(1838)_(14781775144).jpg

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet.