Polar bears are usually solitary animals, but in southern areas of the Arctic will meet in the land during the ice-free season. Couples wishing to reproduce stay together for about a week, then split. The most constant social interaction occurs between mothers and their pups. In late autumn, pregnant females dig dens in deep piles [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Polar bears in danger
May 19th, 2010
Beruang The polar bear is the largest terrestrial carnivores of the world, but its Latin name (Ursus maritimus) notes that spends most of his life in and around the water. Is a polar bear swimmers and can reach a speed of 10 mph using the front paws like oars while the rear used as a rudder. [...]
The Walrus: Endangered
May 19th, 2010
Beruang The walrus is a large mammal highly social lives, in fact, very many flocks that may contain thousands of individuals. An unusual feature is that if a specimen of the herd is attacked the others did not run away to escape but run to his rescue. The walruses have a character quite mild and not [...]
A bear called Koala
May 19th, 2010
Beruang Nice mammal, the koala is not now in danger of extinction thanks to the measures taken by authorities against animal hunting. Until the last century, in fact, the koala was in great demand for pelts soft and fragrant. That said, because their past life on eucalyptus trees leads them to have the characteristic smell of [...]
The killer of the seas: Jaws (part 3)
May 19th, 2010
Beruang The biggest fish of the sea is also the kindest among sharks: whale shark can reach a length of 15 meters and a weight of 20 tons, but is nourished by the smaller creatures that exist in the sea. Precisely for this reason are called filters eaters and their hunting takes place in this way: [...]
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