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polar bear
noun
: a large creamy-white carnivorous bear (Ursus maritimus synonym Thalarctos maritimus) that inhabits arctic regions
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The Arctic refuge is home to grizzly bears, polar bears, gray wolves, caribou and more than 200 species of birds and contains land considered sacred by the Gwich’in people.
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Alaska is home to black bears and polar bears but brown bears -- which include grizzlies -- are the most common in the state.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Alaska has black bears, brown bears — which include grizzlies — and polar bears.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Blomdahl, who photographed all of the images herself, even caught one of a polar bear near her home — taken from a noticeable distance away, for safety reasons.
—Yahya Salem, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Alaska is home to black bears and polar bears but brown bears -- which include grizzlies -- are the most common in the state.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Alaska has black bears, brown bears — which include grizzlies — and polar bears.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Blomdahl, who photographed all of the images herself, even caught one of a polar bear near her home — taken from a noticeable distance away, for safety reasons.
—Yahya Salem, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Polar bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polar%20bear. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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