The largest four-footed carnivore, unique in color and lifestyle. The ears are short and the head and neck elongated.
Claws are extremely sharp and useful in grabbing prey.
Sea ice and waters, islands, and coasts. Favored habitat is the annual ice which lies next to the continental arctic coastlines such as those in northern Canada, Greenland and the former Soviet Union. A polar bear will not usually go past its home range, but will migrate within its range. Polar bears mostly feed on ringed seals, and sometimes bearded, harp, and hooded seals. They will also scavenge on walrus and whale carcasses.