03. The polar bear
The polar bear is a very big white bear. We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle near the North Pole. There are no polar bears at the South Pole.
The polar bear lives in the snow and ice. At the North Pole, there is only snow, ice, and water. There is not any land. People cannot see the polar bear in the snow very well because its coat is yellow-white.It has a very warm coat because the weather is cold north of the Arctic Circle.
This bear is three meters long, and it weighs 450 kilos (kilograms).It can stand up on its back legs because it has very wide feet. It can use its front legs like arms. The polar bear can swim very well. It can swim 120 kilometers out into the water. It catches fish and sea animals for food. It goes into the sea when it is afraid.
Some people want to kill the polar bear for its beautiful white coat. The governments of the United States and Russia say that no one can kill polar bears now. They do not want all of these beautiful animals to die.
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北极熊是一种非常大的白色的熊。我们称它为北极熊，因为它生活在靠近北极的北极圈内。在南极没有“南”极熊。
北极熊生活在冰雪中。在北极，只有雪、冰和水。那里没有任何土地。人们在雪地里看不清北极熊，因为它的皮毛是黄白色的。它的皮毛非常温暖，因为北极圈北部的天气很冷。
这种熊身长可达3米，重450公斤（千克）。它可以用后腿站立起来，因为它的脚很宽。它可以像使用手臂一样使用它的前腿。北极熊游泳非常棒。在水里，它可以游到120公里外。它捕捉鱼和海洋动物作为食物。当它害怕的时候，它就会游进海里。
有些人想杀死北极熊，以得到它漂亮的白色毛皮。美国和俄罗斯政府表示，现在人们不可以杀死北极熊。他们不希望所有这些美丽的动物都死去。
