Encyclopedia of Life: Polar Bear

Climate change and weather extremes impact every species, but this lesson focuses on how these changes effect polar bears. After learning about the animal, scholars create maps of snow-ice coverage and examine the yearly variability and...

Students explore the changes in sea ice over several years. In this life science lesson, students review and examine 20 years of data. They use Excel to graph data and analyze trends.

This site from Polar Bears International, dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear and its arctic habitat, provides extensive information about the polar bear. Content includes polar bear I.Q., hibernation facts,...

This site gives an in-depth description of a polar bear, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.

Take a good look into the lives of bears in this video. It focuses on polar bears and kodiaks. Did you know the reflection of the sun is what makes polar bear fur white?

Listen to a roar (with RealPlayer) and learn about the lives of polar bears. [0:52]

World Wildlife Fund site which details and tracks the movement of Polar Bears. This site has links to information about Polar Bears, where they're located, information about the WWF, and risk factors for Polar Bears.

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Slow Lorises (Nycticebus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this genus and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of the White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica), including habitat, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found...

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Long-tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can...