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• Polar Bear

The big bear with the built-in snow shoes

• The polar bear is the largest land carnivore (meat-eater) in the world.
• Despite its size when fully grown, the polar bear cub is no bigger than a rat when born.
• It lives in the Arctic. Here temperatures reach minus 55°C and wind speeds can be up to 48km/h.
• To stay warm the polar bear has a thick layer of fat and black skin. This helps it to soak up heat from the sun.
• As it gets all the liquid it needs from food, it doesn't need to drink water.

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