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Key facts

Scientific Name
Ursus maritimus
Weight
500 kg
Length
2.6 m
Lifespan
25 years
Habitat
Arctic Ice
Diet
Carnivore

In context

Polar Bear provides a very broad large-bodied scale reference at 150 to 800 kg and 1.8 to 2.5 m long. It is primarily terrestrial with aquatic secondary movement, and its 25-to-30-year wild lifespan helps distinguish body scale from life-history duration.

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PHYSICAL SCALE

PHYSICAL SIZE
2.6 × 1.4 m

PHYSICAL

Weight
500 kg
Height
1.4 m
Length
2.6 m

LIFE

Lifespan
25 years
Gestation
240 days

TRAITS

Scientific Name
Ursus maritimus
Diet
Carnivore
Habitat
Arctic Ice

ABILITIES

Speed (km/h)
40
Bite Force (PSI)
1,200

Reported species traits

Sex and geographic scope are not separated, and life stage is unspecified. Ranges do not imply an average. These measurements are not matched to the recorded length or height.

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

Reported body length

Reported minimum
1.8 m
Reported maximum
2.5 m
Reported average
Unknown

Originally reported units

Reported minimum
180 cm
Reported maximum
250 cm
Reported average
Unknown

Reported mass

Reported minimum
150 kg
Reported maximum
800 kg
Reported average
Unknown

Reported wingspan

Unknown

Wild lifespan

Reported minimum
25 years
Reported maximum
30 years
Reported average
Unknown

Locomotion

Primary medium
terrestrial
Additional reported media
aquatic
Reported behaviors
terricolous, natatorial

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