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polar bear
noun
: a large creamy-white carnivorous bear (Ursus maritimus synonym Thalarctos maritimus) that inhabits arctic regions
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But scientists tracking polar bears in the Arctic face more extreme hurdles: subzero temperatures, hard-to-reach locations, and a changing landscape that can make the bears hard to find and follow.
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Bygennaro Tomma, science.org, 27 Feb. 2025
Since starting with grizzly and polar bears, Wildcoat’s stable has grown to include a black bear, panda, several types of wolves, a buffalo and a tiger.
—Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
The Biden administration offered 400,000 acres after shaving off one million acres from the original boundaries to avoid areas crucial to the polar bear and Porcupine caribou populations.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Sean Payton, bless him, possesses all the gooey nostalgia of a starving polar bear.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
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Bygennaro Tomma, science.org, 27 Feb. 2025
Since starting with grizzly and polar bears, Wildcoat’s stable has grown to include a black bear, panda, several types of wolves, a buffalo and a tiger.
—Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
The Biden administration offered 400,000 acres after shaving off one million acres from the original boundaries to avoid areas crucial to the polar bear and Porcupine caribou populations.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Sean Payton, bless him, possesses all the gooey nostalgia of a starving polar bear.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Polar bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polar%20bear. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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