Polar Bear and Seal
Title: Four-footed Americans and their kin
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Mabel Osgood Wright, 1859-1934 Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler Chapman), 1864-1945, ed Ernest Thompson Seton, 1860-1946, ill
Subjects: Mammals Animal behavior
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four-footed_Americans_and_their_kin_(1898)_(14778485731).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.