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Why do polar bears need ice floes?
Polar bears, though excellent swimmers in ice-cold waters, are land animals. If one is far offshore and a floe is nearby, maybe it will clamber up onto the floe to have a nap.
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What are ice floes?
Ice floes are frozen masses of seawater (saltwater) that float on the surface of the sea. The term is applied to any relatively flat piece of sea ice that is free moving.
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Why do polar bears like ice?
Polar bears live on ice because they have a very thick, heavy coating of fur. They also have some blubber to go along with that. They need to stay in very cold weather, or else they will overheat.
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Why do polar bears need ice?
Polar bears don't need ice, they are adapted to the ice. Which means they are addicted or may live well than any other place in the world in the artic.
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Why does a polar bear not fall on ice?
because they grip to the ice with their claws as they walk.