Polar Bear

This bear lives in very cold coastal areas where sea ice exists throughout the entire year. While polar bears are born on land, they spend a lot of their adult life hunting out on the sea ice and in the freezing cold ocean.

Basic Information

Genetics and Reproduction

Polar bears mate during spring and early summer and then the fertilised egg rests inside of the female until the autumn. If the female doesn't get enough sustenance during the summer, her body absorbs the egg and no cub is created. A female will have one to three cubs per litter, though very rarely they can have four cubs in a litter. The cubs are born during winter at the beginning of the new year.

Growth Rate & Stages

Polar bear cubs are born blind and weigh less than one kilogram. The first couple of months are spent in the den with their mother and the cubs drink her milk which is rich in fat. By the time that the mother brings the cubs out of the den, they weigh between 10 to 15 kg. They spend a few days near the den as the cubs learn how to walk and play, and then the mother leads them to the sea ice so that she can hunt. 
Cubs are weaned when they are around two and a half years old when their mother abandons them or chases them away. Sometimes siblings will stick together for weeks or months after their mother has left them. 
Female polar bears typically begin to breed when they are four years old, while male polar bears become sexually mature at the age of six.

Additional Information

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Polar bears live on the northern coastline of the continent Imela. They also exist to a lesser extent on the coast of Frost Forge on Aporea.

Average Intelligence

They are as intelligent as your average bear.

Lifespan

20-30 years

Average Height

130 - 160 centimetres

Average Weight

The males weigh between 400 - 650 kg and the females weigh up to 225 kg.

Average Length

2.4 - 3.3 metres

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

A polar bear's skin is black but is completely covered by white fur except for the nose and the area around its mouth. Some polar bears' fur has a more yellow tint.