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Did you know that there are eight different kinds of bears found around the world?
Three very different ones are polar bears, grizzly bears and Giant Pandas.
Polar bears live in the Arctic Circle, near the North Pole.
Polar bears stay warm in very cold temperatures because they have a layer of fat, called blubber, and because they are covered in two layers of fur. Polar bears are excellent swimmers and have short claws to help them walk across ice and snow.Polar bears mostly eat seals, but they will eat other arctic animals as well.
Grizzly bears can be found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Grizzly bears like to eat plants, mammals and fish. They can run over thirty miles per hour. Even though grizzly bears are very big and strong, their cubs only weigh one pound when they are born.
The Giant Panda lives in China and has black and white fur. This bear eats up to thirty pounds of bamboo every day. The Giant Panda is an endangered animal because many of the forests where they live have been destroyed. Many people work hard to protect Giant Pandas.
Answer all of these questions:
1. List two reasons from that article that explain why polar
bears can live in such a cold climate.
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2. Words & Definitions
herbivore - an animal that eats only plants
carnivore - an animal that eats only other animals
omnivore - an animal that eats both plants and other animals
Is a grizzly bear a carnivore, an herbivore, or an omnivore? ___________________________
Is a Giant Panda a carnivore, an herbivore, or an omnivore? __________________________
Is a polar bear a carnivore, an herbivore, or an omnivore? ____________________________
3. Why has the Giant Panda become an endangered animal?
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4. Which fact was not mentioned in the article?
a. Polar bears are excellent swimmers.
b. Grizzly bear cubs weight less than a pound.
c. Polar bears eat mostly fish.
d. Giant Pandas eat bamboo.
Did you know that there are eight different kinds of bears found around the world?
Three very different ones are polar bears, grizzly bears and Giant Pandas.
Polar bears stay warm in very cold temperatures because they have a layer of fat, called blubber, and because they are covered in two layers of fur. Polar bears are excellent swimmers and have short claws to help them walk across ice and snow.Polar bears mostly eat seals, but they will eat other arctic animals as well.
Grizzly bears can be found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Grizzly bears like to eat plants, mammals and fish. They can run over thirty miles per hour. Even though grizzly bears are very big and strong, their cubs only weigh one pound when they are born.
The Giant Panda lives in China and has black and white fur. This bear eats up to thirty pounds of bamboo every day. The Giant Panda is an endangered animal because many of the forests where they live have been destroyed. Many people work hard to protect Giant Pandas.Answer all of these questions:
1. List two reasons from that article that explain why polar
bears can live in such a cold climate.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Words & Definitions
herbivore - an animal that eats only plants
carnivore - an animal that eats only other animals
omnivore - an animal that eats both plants and other animals
Is a grizzly bear a carnivore, an herbivore, or an omnivore? ___________________________
Is a Giant Panda a carnivore, an herbivore, or an omnivore? __________________________
Is a polar bear a carnivore, an herbivore, or an omnivore? ____________________________
3. Why has the Giant Panda become an endangered animal?
________________________________________________________________________
4. Which fact was not mentioned in the article?
a. Polar bears are excellent swimmers.
b. Grizzly bear cubs weight less than a pound.
c. Polar bears eat mostly fish.
d. Giant Pandas eat bamboo.
