White bear, or polar bear, polar bear, oshkuy [1], nanuk, umka (Latin Ursus maritimus - literally "sea bear") is a predatory mammal of the bear family, a close relative of the brown bear. The second largest land predator of the planet after the combed crocodile [2]. It is named so because of its white wool.
White bear, or polar bear, polar bear, oshkuy [1], nanuk, umka (Latin Ursus maritimus - literally "sea bear") is a predatory mammal of the bear family, a close relative of the brown bear. The second largest land predator of the planet after the combed crocodile [2]. It is named so because of its white wool.
Polar bear
Polar Bear - Alaska (cropped) .jpg
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animals
Subkingdom: Eumetazoi
No Grade: Bilaterally symmetrical
No Grade: Secondary
Type: Chordates
Subtype: Vertebrates
Infratype: Jawstomes
Superclass: Quadruped
Clade: Amniotes
Class: Mammals
Subclass: Beasts
Clade: Euteria
Infraclass: Placental
Superorder: Laurasiateria
Squad: Predator