Polar bear for kids
This article is dedicated to all the boys and girls who love bears as much as I do! Listed here are some interesting polar bear facts for kids.
Polar bears are one of the most majestic, beautiful and dangerous creatures on Earth. Those of you who have seen The Golden Compass will remember Iorek Burnison, Prince polar bears. Although Iorek speaks in movies and real polar bears don't, at least not in royal English or any other human language! Real polar bears are less violent, much friendlier than Iorek, but just as strong and brave as he is. In this article, I have collected some amazing facts for children about polar bears. Every fact about polar bears is unique and incredible. Get ready to be amazed by the life and times of polar bears.
Interesting Facts about polar bear for kids
Polar bears are known by the scientific name Ursus Maratimus. The Inuit call polar bears "Nanooks". Today, there are approximately 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears around the world. Here are the promised polar bear facts for kids, presented in ascending order of surprise!
The Arctic is my home!
Polar bears live near the North Pole, inside the Arctic Circle, which is one of the coldest places on Earth. They live on sheets of ice and cold earth located around the Arctic Circle. They live in the coastal part of Alaska, Canada, Russia, Norway and Greenland. normal temperature in these regions is minus 55 degrees Celsius and the wind here blows at an average speed of 48 kilometers per hour! Read more about this in the section "Where polar bears live."
I love to swim!
Polar bears are champion swimmers! They can swim at a speed of 9.5 kilometers per hour in sea water, with negative temperatures. None of our gold medal swimmers will stand a chance against polar bear. Polar bears have been known to swim 160 kilometers non-stop, fast, sometimes leaning on ice sheets.
I am a giant!
Polar bears are the largest bears on earth. Newborn bears are small as rats, but when they start growing, they stretch up to three meters in height and weigh more than 635 kilograms! They are one of the largest predators on Earth. Polar bears live up to 25 years, up to a maximum of 30.
I have thick hair!
Now you might be wondering how polar bears have been able to stay warm and alive in these temperatures. The reason is the thick layer of subcutaneous fat. It acts as an insulating layer that protects them from the cold, helping them maintain their body temperature.
Seals are delicious!
What do polar bears eat that helps them grow to such huge sizes? They prey on seals, fish, deer and birds. They can sit in the hole for several hours to pounce on seals. Sometimes they even eat whale meat. In the summer, they switch to a vegetarian diet and eat berries. They are the kings of the Arctic Circle, unparalleled in their strength and endurance.
I have a sharp nose!
Polar bears have a very keen sense of smell, which can detect a prey such as a seal, even at a distance of 20 kilometers or one meter under the ice.
My coat reflects white!
Now, the next one of the most interesting polar bear facts for kids is that polar bear fur is not white, although it may seem so! Every hair in a polar bear's fur is actually transparent. Wool looks white because it reflects the white color of the ice. The polar bear's fur is oily and repels water, so it can easily stay dry.
My house is melting! Help!
Global warming is taking its toll on polar bears, and the sheets of Arctic ice that are their floating homes and hunting grounds are melting very quickly. Polar bears are also valuable to humans because of their meat. Today they are classified as vulnerable animals. Read more about this in the article Polar Bears Are Endangered. As you can see, each of the polar bear facts is incomparable to any other animal on Earth. The polar bear is adapted to survive in the Arctic and waters. We hope these fun polar bear facts for kids have left you in awe of these majestic ice creatures.
Guzel Abdullina
Summary of the lesson on ecology "What do we know about the polar bear" (senior group)
Prepared: caregiver senior group MBDOU No. 22 Abdullina Guzel Inkarovna, Leninogorsk, RT.
Target:
Give children knowledge about polar bear: appearance, lifestyle, habits and methods of hunting in winter and summer.
To form ideas about the way of life of animals at the North Pole, about adaptation to the environment.
Develop the ability to search.
Continue to introduce children to whites bears ability to adapt to the environment.
Activate speech through games and exercises.
To form an interested, caring attitude towards whites bears.
vocabulary work: vocabulary enrichment words: "Arctic", "predator"; activation dictionary: "booty", "wool","paws", "den", "seal", "seal".
preliminary work:
Reading and looking at illustrations about whites bears in a wildlife magazine; watching a cartoon "Umka"; listening to audio recordings "Lullaby bears» (from the cartoon "Umka"): examining paintings depicting white bears; white stencil drawing bears.
Materials for classes: multimedia; globe; animal illustrations (brown and white bears) ; notebook; pen; envelope.
Lesson progress:
(Children play in the play corners, knock on the door. The teacher goes to faith and brings an envelope in his hands.)
Guys, look here, we received a letter, let's look in the envelope, what's inside.
(takes out a letter and a card with a riddle)
They sent us a letter, but in order to find out from whom it is, we must guess riddle:
Sailing on the blue sea
On a huge ice
Strong, predatory beast
in a fur coat snow-white.
Who do you think it is? (children's answers)
Well done, right. Well, let's read the letter. (opens letter)
"Hello children! White writes to you bear. I want to tell you about myself, about whites bears. In the north, in the Arctic, where there is only snow and ice, we live, white the Bears. Our habits are similar to the habits of brown bears: we winter in a lair of ice and snow, we love to swim and fish. Bear at first she feeds our babies with milk, and when they grow up she feeds them with fish and seal meat.
We are adapted to life in difficult conditions: we have thick, warm wool, including on the soles of our paws - it saves us from frost, the white camouflage color of the wool makes us invisible in the snow, we can dive and swim well, hide, quietly sneak up on prey, we have strong paws with sharp claws, claws help us quickly and deftly catch fish in the water, and we have strong teeth. I want to add, we whites the Bears are included in the Red Book.
We would like to make friends with you, we are waiting for a response letter from you. Sincerely, white bear.»
Here is the letter we received. Let's find the Arctic on the globe. Where is he located - let's eat.
(search together and find)
This is where the Arctic is! In the Arctic, there is snow and ice all around, so it is marked in white on the globe.
Now let's look at the illustrations. bears: white and brown. See how they are similar and how they differ. (children's answers)
Where does he live? (children's answers)
What saves him from the cold? (children's answers)
Can he swim? (children's answers)
How does he get his food? (children's answers)
What helps him hunt? (children's answers)
What feeds bear cub? (children's answers)
Yes, that's right, she feeds the baby with milk, then when she grows up with fish and seal meat. The meat of the seal is called tyulenina. Bears hunt them too.
Now let's play a game « bear cubs»
bear cubs in more often lived they run and turn their heads
They turned their heads.
Like this (2 times) They turned their heads.
Bear cubs looking for honey. Perform movements for
The tutor shook the tree together. (Looking for honey and
Like this (2 times)- They shook the tree together. trees sway.)
Bear cubs drinking water(Imitation movements)
Friend after friend went. drink some water and follow each other
Like this (2 times)- friend.
Everyone followed each other.
The cubs were dancing(Imitation movements)
The paws were lifted up, stamped in place and
Like this (2 times)- Raise the paws up. raise their hands up.
Well done, well played!
And now, let's write a letter back to the whites bears.
Address: Arctic, Country eternal ice and snow, a large snowdrift.
To whom: polar bear.
hello dear white bear!
We have received your letter. Thank you, thanks to you we found out who the whites are where do bears live.
Come visit us from the distant Arctic! We will treat you tasty fish. Are looking forward to!
If you cannot come to us, then we are waiting for a letter from you.
Respect for whites bears children of the senior group kindergarten No. 22 Leninogorsk, RT.
Now, let's seal the envelope and it remains only to send the letter. In the evening we will go home, put it in the mailbox and wait for an answer.
And on classes drawing we will draw white bears with a sponge, foam rubber. We will arrange an exhibition “The Arctic, a distant land of eternal ice”.
Today the world celebrates International Polar Bear Day or, in the more familiar Russian version, Polar Bear Day. Polar bears have existed for more than 200,000 years, and it is known that there were several times more of them than now. They are believed to have originated from brown bears that were separated by glaciers near Siberia. In order to adapt to the new conditions, their bodies underwent evolutionary changes, and they finally began to look like they look today. Now the habitat of polar bears is the entire Arctic region in the subpolar regions of the North. Here are collected interesting facts about this wonderful animal.
1. Polar bears are the world's largest land-based predators, sharing first place with the Kodiak bear. The weight of adult males can reach from 250 to 770 kilograms, and the length (from nose to tail) is 2.5-3 meters. Adult females are two times smaller: 90-300 kg and 1.8-2.5 meters, respectively.
2. Despite what you see in the photos, polar bears are not at all white color. Their coat is colorless, as the hairs are hollow and transparent. They reflect light and appear white. Under the fur hides black skin, which is necessary for better absorption of solar heat.
3. Only pregnant females lie in a long winter hibernation (up to two months or longer). And the males continue to hunt throughout the winter.
4. scientific name polar bears - Ursus Maritimus (translated from Latin "bears of the sea").
5. Newborn polar bear cubs are much smaller than newborn human babies. Their weight is about 500 grams with a height of 30-35 centimeters.
6. Although temperatures in the Arctic can drop as low as -45°C, polar bears usually have problems with overheating rather than freezing. Especially while running. And all this is due to the physiological characteristics of the bear, which are responsible for maintaining heat. Therefore, bears prefer to move slowly and measuredly.
7. Polar bears are excellent swimmers. Thanks to the structure of their paws, they swim gracefully and rather quickly. The average speed is 10 km/h. And it will not be difficult for bears to swim 161 kilometers without stopping. When swimming, polar bears use their large front paws to propel themselves through the water and their hind legs to steer. By the way, they spend so much time in the water that some scientists classify these animals as marine mammals.
8. Polar bears have an excellent sense of smell. They can smell a seal at a distance of 32 kilometers.
9. When bears curl up to sleep, they cover their noses with their paws to keep warm.
10. Polar bears are big cleaners. After eating, they spend about 20 minutes cleaning themselves. They need to make sure that there are no food residues left in the coat that can reduce it. thermal insulation properties.
11. Polar bears are known to be subject to temper outbursts. More than once, the bear has been seen throwing huge pieces of ice around and growling loudly in despair after a failed attempt to grab its prey.
12. Only the polar bear is a predator. All other bears are omnivores.
13. If they do not have enough food during the cold season, polar bears can go hungry for several months. This is their natural ability to survive.
14. Polar bears are the only bear species that is a marine mammal.
15. Polar bears have 9677 hairs per square inch.
16. While most bears have bare feet, the paws of polar bears have fur on the bottoms and between the toes. This is to reduce heat loss on cold ice.
17. Polar bears are solitary animals. The exception is the period when they are ready to mate.
18. Due to the rough surface on the paw pads, polar bears do not slip on the ice.
19. A polar bear has 42 teeth.
20. Due to their adaptability to cold weather, polar bears may disappear in the event of global warming. Man-made greenhouse gases are heating the Earth, causing the ice to melt, threatening the existence of the polar bear population.
21. There are 19 species of polar bears in the world, identified and classified by scientists. Currently, 5 of them are on the verge of extinction.
22. Polar bears' favorite food is ringed seals, but in winter, predators eat everything they can catch. In summer, they feast on berries, leaves and algae.
23. An adult polar bear usually eats one seal every 6-7 days.
24. Having given birth to their cubs on land, polar bears then spend most of their lives in the water. Most people mistakenly believe that polar bears are land animals, even though they are classified as marine mammals.
25. It has been a myth for a long time that polar bears are left-handed. This question has not yet been answered by scientists, and it is unlikely that an answer will ever be found. Bears use both paws to grab their prey and to dig. Unlike humans, they do not use only one hand.
26. Despite the fact that northern bears have a reputation for fearsome hunters, their successful hunt is less than 2%. Polar bears, the most carnivorous of the bear family, expend a lot of energy in the process of hunting. The time and energy they spend looking for food only increases over time as Arctic sea ice disappears and it becomes increasingly difficult for the animals to find their prey (mainly seals). Polar bears can eat over 25 kilograms of meat in one sitting.
27. Habitats of polar bears: Russia, Canada, USA, Greenland, Arctic islands of Norway.
28. On average, polar bears live 17 years in the wild.
29. Bears rarely give birth, once every two or three years. There can be up to three cubs in one litter.
30. The only living creatures that threaten bears are humans.
And finally, a riddle:
Why don't polar bears eat penguins?
Guess? the bear lives at the North Pole, and the penguin lives at the South.
Swim away :)
According to lifestripes.ru and zooblog.ru
The polar bear is one of the largest predators living on land. Its height at the withers (from the ground to the neck) is 1.5 m, the size of the foot is 30 cm long and 25 wide; polar bear males weigh 350-650 kg, some even more, females 175-300 kg. The bear lives 15-18 years.
Polar bears live in the Arctic - at the North Pole.
The color of the fur is from snow-white to yellowish, thanks to this the bear is almost invisible in the snow, but the skin of the polar bear is black, but it is not visible through thick wool, except perhaps quite a bit - on the nose. Polar bears are very hardy and can cover long distances at a fast pace. Their feet are covered with wool, which gives greater stability when moving on ice and snow. Polar bears can run, but they usually move on foot.
Polar bears are excellent swimmers, they jump into the water head first or slide off the ice floe, and swim with the help of their front paws. Dive with closed nostrils and open eyes. They know how to fish. After leaving the shore, they immediately shake off the water.
White bears most years are spent on ice-bound shores along the coast. They usually hunt alone. They search for food day and night. Polar bears hunt seals, lying in wait for them at the holes through which the seals inhale the air, or approach animals lying on the ice. Polar bears have a very sensitive sense of smell. They are able to smell seals lying in a shelter under the snow.
These animals are very curious and intelligent. While stalking a seal, a polar bear covers its black nose with its paw, blocks the prey's path to retreat, or even pretends to be an ice floe passing by. A bear can experience emotions from rage to joy: after a successful hunt and a hearty meal, he sometimes begins to frolic like a kitten.
In winter, when there are severe frosts and polar night, the bear can hibernate. The she-bear also lays down for the winter in an ice lair together with cubs. For five months she does not eat any food and at the same time feeds the born cubs, usually two, with milk. Bear cubs, covered with sparse whitish fur, are born helpless, blind and deaf, no larger than newborn kittens. Their length is 17-30 cm, and their weight is 500-700 g.
In summer, the food of bears is more varied: small rodents, polar foxes, ducks and their eggs. Polar bears, like all other bears, can also eat plant foods: berries, mushrooms, mosses, herbs.
There are not very many polar bears left on earth and hunting for them is limited.
The message about the polar bear can be used in preparation for the lesson. The story about the polar bear for children can be supplemented with interesting facts.
Report on the topic "Polar Bear" Grade 4
The polar bear is one of the largest predators on Earth. These are inhabitants of the harsh and snowy expanses of the Arctic zone, their southern boundary of habitat is the tundra zone.
Description of the polar bear
The polar bear has a heavy, massive body and large, powerful paws.
Its weight is from 300 to 800 kg, and the length can reach up to three meters. The color of the fur coat can be from white to yellowish. Fur may turn yellow in summer due to constant exposure sunlight. Wool stores subcutaneous fat and protects well from the cold, so animals do not freeze either on land or under water. The tail of a polar bear is very short, has a length of 7 to 13 cm and is almost invisible from under thick fur.
Interestingly, the skin of the bear under the fur is black, like the nose.
Their feet have an unusual elongated shape, which allows them not to fall through the snow and overcome distances of 30 kilometers. Thanks to the partitions between the fingers, animals swim well and hunt underwater.
What do bears eat?
They feed on fish, seals, and sometimes walrus cubs. Bears can go without food for a long time, but when they catch prey, they eat up to 10 kg of meat at a time. Plants can be eaten in summer. Predators are very agile, despite their huge weight and thick skin. They have a well-developed sense of smell and vision. They can see and smell their prey for miles. And having tracked down the prey, they stun it with a paw blow.
Lifestyle of polar bears
Basically, these animals are single, but in the spring they are paired to create offspring. In small families, they develop a new territory, but do not linger on it for a long time. Female polar bears almost never leave the shelter during the gestation of their cubs and lose 2 times their weight. After the birth of the babies (usually one or two), the she-bear spends several more months with them in a specially dug den, because they are not yet adapted to the cold. Newborn cubs are taught by their mother to hunt and survive in difficult conditions.
