Polar Bear Articulated Front Foot Replica

Description

Polar bear articulated front foot replica measures 13.0 x 10.0 x 4.0 inches. The Ursus maritimus articulated front foot is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

Polar bears are noble animals with enormous strength. They live across the icy Arctic Ocean from Alaska to Greenland.

The body of a polar bear is large and stocky. It looks like a brown bear body but lacks a shoulder hump. The head is quite small compared to other bears, and the neck is long. This bear can stand over five feet tall at the shoulder. Adult males weight between 660 and 1,760 pounds and read over eight feet long. Females are smaller and weigh 330 to 660 pounds.

Their fur generally looks white but can turn yellow in the summer sun. The skin undeath the fur is black. The hair strands are clear and lack pigment. The white look comes from light bouncing off the clear hair. Their wide front paws act like excellent paddles when they swim. Fur covers the soles of their feet to give them traction on ice.

This animal is the most carnivorous member of the bear family. It mostly eats ringed and bearded seals. The seals become easy prey when they surface at breathing holes or rest on the flat ice.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Family: Ursidae
• Genus: Ursus
• Species: U. maritimus
• Binomial name: Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774
• Temporal range: Late Pleistocene – present
• Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)

The polar bear articulated front foot pairs well with the ringed seal skull replica, the bearded seal skull replica and the harp seal skull replica. These seals form the main diet for the polar bear. The giant bear hunts and eats these three seals on a regular basis.