Polar Bear Vocabulary
ADAPTATION__________________________________________________________________
ARCTIC________________________________________________________________________
BLUBBER______________________________________________________________________
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CHUFFING_____________________________________________________________________
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LEAD__________________________________________________________________________
NOMADIC______________________________________________________________________
PREY__________________________________________________________________________
STALKING_____________________________________________________________________
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Adaptation- A change that an organism makes over time in order to increase its survival in an environment.
Arctic- A place in the far northern hemisphere where polar bears are located.
Blubber- A thick layer of fat underneath the skin of the bear to help keep it warm.
Carnivore- A flesh or meat eating animal.
Chuffing- A deep low noise that is made by polar bears. The most common noise that polar bears make, it is often made when they are in distress.
Habitat- The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or is located.
Lead- Water channels in the ice that remain open for a limited period of time.
Nomadic- An animal that moves from place to place in order to follow its prey.
Prey- An animal that is hunted.
Still Hunting- A hunting technique used by the polar bear where it finds a seals breathing hole and waits for it to surface.
Stalking- A hunting technique used by the polar bear where it carefully creeps up on a seal that is basking itself in the sun.