UCSB Science Line
Sponge Spicules Nerve Cells Galaxy Abalone Shell Nickel Succinate X-ray Lens Lupine
UCSB Science Line
Home
How it Works
Ask a Question
Search Topics
Webcasts
Our Scientists
Science Links
Contact Information
What different kind of polar bears are there?
Question Date: 2015-12-04
Answer 1:

There's just 1 species of polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Polar bears evolved from grizzly bears. Polar bears are larger than other types of bear. A full grown male polar bear weighs almost 1000 pounds.



Click Here to return to the search form.

University of California, Santa Barbara Materials Research Laboratory National Science Foundation
This program is co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation and UCSB School-University Partnerships
Copyright © 2020 The Regents of the University of California,
All Rights Reserved.
UCSB Terms of Use