Polar Bear

==Summary==
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle,https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352268137_Do_Wild_Polar_Bears_Ursus_maritimus_Use_Tools_When_Hunting_Walruses_Odobenus_rosmarus (Ar)https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/classification/ (Ar) encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses.*IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Ar)
*Wayback Machine | polar_bear.pdfhttps://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(99)70848-3/pdf (Ar) It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi). A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (772–1,543 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures,https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/adaptations/ (Ar) for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals,https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/adaptations/ (Ar)https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/behavior/ (Ar)https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/characteristics/ (Ar) which make up most of its diet.https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/diet/ (Ar) Although most polar bears are born on land,https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/care-of-young/ (Ar) they spend most of their time on the sea ice.https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/behavior/ (Ar) Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Because of expected habitat loss caused by climate change, the polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species,https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/conservation/ (Ar)https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/polar-bear (Ar) and at least three of the nineteen polar bear subpopulations are currently in decline. However, at least two of the nineteen subpopulations are currently increasing, while another six are considered stable. For decades, large-scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species,https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/conservation/ (Ar) but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect. For thousands of years, the polar bear has been a key figure in the material, spiritual, and cultural life of circumpolar peoples, and polar bears remain important in their cultures.https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/polar-bear (Ar) Historically, the polar bear has also been known as the white bear.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , kinetic energy, higher via piercing damage
Name: Ursus Maritimus
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Varies
Age: Varieshttps://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/longevity/ (Ar)
Classification: Bear
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Natural Weaponry (Teeth and claws),https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/characteristics/ (Ar) Enhanced Senses (by smell and hearing),https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/senses/ (Ar) Camouflage in their habitat,How Do Polar Bears Camouflage? | Sciencing (Ar) and Stealth Mastery (usually stalks their prey in hunts), Resistance to Cold Temperatureshttps://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/adaptations/ (Ar)
Attack Potency: Street level to Street level+ (The polar bear is one of the two largest bears in the world alongside the kodiak bear.https://web.archive.org/web/20080711033807/http://www.fws.gov/endangered/factsheets/polar_bear.pdfhttps://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=brownbear.trivia (Ar) Can easily maul humans and fight against other comparable bears and hold their own against walruses.Fighting other comparable bears:
*Polar Bear Fight Club- polar bear vs polar bear, versus - YouTube (Ar)
*Polar Bear Fight | Nature's Great Events | BBC Earth - YouTube (Ar)
*Polar bear–grizzly bear interactions during the autumn open-water period in Alaska | Journal of Mammalogy | Oxford Academic (Ar)
Fighting each other with little to no injury:
*The world's largest polar bear fighting to the death - YouTube (Ar)Mauling Humans:
*5 of History's Deadliest Bear Attacks (Ar)
*Arctic polar bear attacks: protect your head | Nunatsiaq News (Ar)
*Bear attack - Wikipedia | Polar bears (Ar)
*List of fatal bear attacks in North America - Wikipedia (Ar)
*Teenager mauled to death by polar bear on school trip after paper clip warning system failed - Mirror Online (Ar)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xDtiexWsIs&t=40s Males weigh 350-700 kg & females normally weigh 150-250 kg.Polar bear - Wikipedia | Physical characteristics (Ar) This makes females on average, comparable to female grizzly bears of their low-end weight. Males' average weight makes them stronger than male grizzly bears of average weight.Grizzly Bear | National Wildlife Federation (Ar) Stronger than tigers and can take down beluga whales,https://savethewhales.org/beluga-or-white-whale/ (Ar)https://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca//arctic/Arctic26-2-162.pdf (Ar) seals,https://misfitanimals.com/bears/how-strong-are-bears/ (Ar) young narwhals,https://misfitanimals.com/bears/how-strong-are-bears/ (Ar) and occasionally adult narwhals.https://savethewhales.org/beluga-or-white-whale/ (Ar)https://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca//arctic/Arctic26-2-162.pdf (Ar) Can break through roofs of seal birth lairs and ice of the arctic oceanhttps://misfitanimals.com/bears/how-strong-are-bears/ (Ar)), Wall level kinetic energy (Can generate 25308.64 joules while charging at full speed), higher via piercing damage (A bear's bite force is around 1200 psi and the polar bear has a 2000 lbf/8900 N bite.https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/top-10-which-animals-have-the-strongest-bite/ (Ar)https://misfitanimals.com/bears/how-strong-are-bears/ (Ar) Related and comparable to grizzly bears,https://misfitanimals.com/bears/how-strong-are-bears/ (Ar) who are powerful enough to crush a human skull,https://archive.org/details/greatbearalmanac0000brow/page/250/mode/2uphttps://web.archive.org/web/20170127203845/https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/es/species/mammals/grizzly/board%20of%20review%20report%20Stewart%202014%20final.pdf crush bone,https://misfitanimals.com/bears/how-strong-are-bears/ (Ar) and break through the hides of seals.https://misfitanimals.com/bears/how-strong-are-bears/ (Ar) Can cut and slash though objects with their paw strikeshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/275633442_Observations_on_Overwintering_Walruses_in_the_Eastern_Canadian_High_Arctic (Ar))
Speed: Peak Human (Maximum speed is 40 km/h for short distances,https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/behavior/ (Ar)http://web.archive.org/web/20181106193934/https://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/polar-bears/behavior (Ar) although they swim at 6.2 mph and walk at 3.4 mphhttps://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/adaptations/ (Ar)https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/behavior/ (Ar))
Lifting Strength: Class 1 (Can wrestle other polar bears,https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/behavior/ (Ar)https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/longevity/ (Ar) easily lift and drag Ringed and Bearded Seals (with the heaviest ones weighing up to 363 kilograms).Heaviest seal weight:
*https://savethewhales.org/ (Ar)
*https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/bearded-seal (Ar) Can drag and hunt beluga whaleshttps://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/28/archives/article-6-no-title-dress-rehearsal-which-way-now-whales-sighted-the.html (Ar))
Striking Strength: Street level to Street level+
Durability: Street level to Street level+ (Polar bears can trade blows with other comparable bears and walruses.Interactions between Polar Bears and Overwintering Walruses in the Central Canadian High Arctic | Semantic Scholar (Ar) Can wrestle each other with little damage. Should be physically superior to grizzly bears, who can wrestle each other with little injury & has a skull thick enough to deflect shotgun slugs & rifle shots.Grizzly Bears fighting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6r81UOzIHg&t=48s (Ar)Deflecting gunshots: https://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/big-game-hunting/just-stop-charging-bear#:~:text=Since%20the%20spinal%20cord%20is,the%20tip%20of%20the%20nose.Stopping arrows: https://www.archerylibrary.com/books/pope/hunting-with-bow-and-arrow/chapter12_1.html#:~:text=Arrows%20can%20hardly%20penetrate%20the,difficulty%20in%20entering%20the%20brain. However, at the right angle &/or spot, the bullets & arrows can shoot through the skull)
Stamina: Superhuman (Can swim for several hundred miles in sub-zero waters for several hourshttps://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/adaptations/ (Ar) at a time, and even more than a weekOne bear swam continuously for 9 days in the frigid Bering Sea for 400 mi (687 km) to reach ice far from land. She then travelled another 1,100 mi (1,800 km). During the swim, the bear lost 22% of her body mass and her yearling cub died. and can fight other comparable bears. Smaller bear species have survived violent high-speed car crashes that usually injure or kill them, meaning they can't withstand a car going at Wall Level baseline kinetic energy towards them.Black bears are killed on California roads in record numbers - Los Angeles Times (Ar) Polar bears can take multiple high-caliber rounds before dyingSurviving Bullets:
*Copenhagen Zoo polar bear is shot with rubber bullets after man jumps into enclosure (Ar)
*Polar Bear Attack Stopped with Three Shots from .44 Magnum Revolver - The Truth About Guns (Ar))
Range: Standard Melee Rangehttps://archive.org/details/greatbearalmanac0000brow/page/250/mode/2uphttps://web.archive.org/web/20170127203845/https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/es/species/mammals/grizzly/board%20of%20review%20report%20Stewart%202014%20final.pdf
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Animalistic (Capable of using objects as tools to hurt walruses and access food.https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/behavior/ (Ar) Polar Bears can beg humans for help),
Standard Tactics: Polar bears typically wrestle, shove and neck bite each other in fights against other polar bears.https://a-z-animals.com/blog/polar-bears-vs-grizzly-bears-which-would-win-in-a-fight/ (Ar) To hunt their prey polar bears use their camouflage and stealth,https://a-z-animals.com/animals/polar-bear/ (Ar) charging at them at 15-30 m (49-98 ft) away and grabbing them with it's claws/teeth before it gets away. In hunting prey like humans and seals they always aim for the head.https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674arctic_polar_bear_attacks_protect_your_head/ (Ar)https://www.history.com/news/deadliest-bear-attacks-grizzly (Ar)
Weaknesses: Can't adapt to warmer climates due to them being well insulated.https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/polar-bear/adaptations/ (Ar)
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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