Polar Bear Jumping Out of the Water

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While walking around the Central Park Zoo located in the heart of Manhattan's Central Park I... more

by John Telfer

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Polar Bear Jumping Out of the Water

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John Telfer

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While walking around the Central Park Zoo located in the heart of Manhattan's Central Park I came across the Polar Bear tank and watched in amazement as this 9 foot Polar Bear kept swimming back and forth in front of me with such speed but I wanted to find out where he was going each time he passed me on my left as it would take him a while to come back so I walked out of the tunnel where you could see through the glass at the Polar Bear swimming under water and that is when I saw him coming up from his swim and jumping out of the water and then jumping onto a slab of rocks and sliding back into the water. I climbed up onto some rocks and rested set my camera to shudder speed and waited for his next explosion out of the water and like clock work he came right out on cue and I let my camera catch him in action flying through the air. Polar bears undertake extensive migrations across the shores of the Arctic Circle in pursuit of prey. Each bear�s home range is large�between 93 and 186 square miles. The bears prefer to hunt on pack ice, so are very dependent on its seasonal freezing and melting. Sometimes, the bears choose to live on the ice year-round.

Male and female polar bears don�t snuggle for warmth. They come together only for a short time while mating. When raising her cubs, the mother bear will avoid any adult males in order to protect the young. Male bears seek shelter in severe weather, but only female polar bears hibernate in the winter, when they birth their cubs in their icy dens. The polar bear primarily eats ringed or bearded seals. The bears rely on their exceptional sense of smell to guide their hunts. They will stalk the seals on the pack ice or lie in wait near the seals� air holes until the prey surfaces from the water. Polar bears are also scavengers and eat some seabirds and vegetation. Females give birth every 2 to 4 years to an average of two cubs. Cubs are born from November to January while the mother is denning. Blind and tiny�weighing just over a pound�the newborns remain in the den until March or April. They stay with their mothers until they are 2 years old. Polar bears can live about 30 years.
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May 14th, 2012