IJsbeer

"Eigenlijk is mijn huid zwart en mijn haar kleurloos. Vaak zie ik er geel, bruin of groen uit door de kleuren van de grond."

Ontdek in het echt
IJsbeerUrsus maritimus
  • Leefgebied

    Habitat

  • Voedsel

    Food

  • Levensduur

    Lifetime

  • Gewicht

    Weight

  • Aantal jongen

    Number of youngsters

  • Draagtijd

    Wear time

  • IUCN-status

    IUCN Status

  • EEP?

    EEP?

Colorful

White? Who, me, actually my skin is black and my hair colorless. Often I look yellow, brown or green because of the colors of the ground. In nature, I live on the polar ice.

Seal hunter

Along the edges and near the wakes, I hunt for seals that I wait for and catch when they come to breathe above water. Sometimes I dive after them, or chase them on the ice. Arctic foxes eat the leftovers. Besides seal meat, I eat other meat and sometimes berries in summer.

Ice floes

Every year I can walk and swim up to 1000 kilometers, because the ice edges move as the water thaws and freezes. In summer, I sometimes get stuck on an island or ice floe because the ice around it melts and then I can't go any further.

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