The Polar Bear is also very often referred to as the White Bear as well as the Sea Bear. It is the largest of the modern bears, the weight of old males is about 800 kilograms. The average weight is about 300 - 450 kilograms.
Their body length reaches up to 2.5 meters, while their height is even 1.5 meters.
Polar Bear and Brown Bear Coloring Book
Their fur is very thick and dense and its color varies with age, being white for young bears and yellowish-white for older ones. It is not only their fur that protects them from the cold, but above all their very thick layer of fat. Polar bears have a very keen sense of smell, hearing and eyesight, with which they can sense their prey from up to 7 km away!
The brown bear, on the other hand, is characterized by the color of its fur which, just like its name, is brown. There is no doubt that the brown bear is the biggest Polish predator. The average weight of the male bear in Poland is about 400 kilograms, while the female's weight is usually around 200 kilograms and its body length, including the head, can reach up to 2.8 meters!
For 8 months, a female bear carries slowly developing fetuses inside her body and in February, young bears are born. It takes two years for them to become independent and after 6 years they are able to pass on the genes of their ancestors by becoming pregnant.