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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北極熊是一種非常大的白色的熊。我們稱它為北極熊，因為它生活在靠近北極的北極圈內。在南極沒有“南”極熊。
北極熊生活在冰雪中。在北極，只有雪、冰和水。那裡沒有任何土地。人們在雪地里看不清北極熊，因為它的皮毛是黃白色的。它的皮毛非常溫暖，因為北極圈北部的天氣很冷。
這種熊身長可達3米，重450公斤（千克）。它可以用後腿站立起來，因為它的腳很寬。它可以像使用手臂一樣使用它的前腿。北極熊游泳非常棒。在水裡，它可以游到120公里外。它捕捉魚和海洋動物作為食物。當它害怕的時候，它就會游進海里。
有些人想殺死北極熊，以得到它漂亮的白色毛皮。美國和俄羅斯政府表示，現在人們不可以殺死北極熊。他們不希望所有這些美麗的動物都死去。
