- Adult male bears can reach about 10 feet standing on its hind legs
- The largest bear to ever be recorded was 2,209 pounds
- Polar bears have existed as a species for about 600,000years now
- What keeps them from slipping on the ice are the small bumps they have under their feet
- There are 19 polar bear populations recognized by scientists
- Scientists do not believe that global warming will wipe out polar bears in the near future