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Polar Bears

Words to Understand apex predator  an animal at the top of the food chain, with no natural enemies buoyancy  an ability to float camouflaged  to be disguised by blending in with the surroundings carnivore  an animal that eats mostly (or entirely) other animals floe  a large sheet of ice floating on the water metabolism  the process the body uses to break down food and get energy from it

T here’s no question that polar bears are themightiest animals in the Arctic. And there’s no question how they got that reputation. They have the stamina to swim for hours and walk hundreds of miles.They can crush seals to death with a squeeze of their huge paws, and scare off any challengers with a menacing growl. They are apex predators in the Arctic, and everyone down the line knows it!

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