Motif: Polar bear with cubs

Size:6"

Quality: First factory quality & mint condition

Facts: Polar Bears can found in all of the polar regions of the entire northern hemisphere. This includes Russia, Norway, Greenland, the United States and Canada. Their preferred habitat is in the area where the northern seas meet the shoreline. It is also the preferred habitat of their favorite prey, the seal. Polar bears communicate with each other through a combination of body language and vocalizations. A deep growl serves as a warning to other bears. Growls are frequently employed to defend a food source. To beg food from another bear, a polar bear will approach slowly, circle around the carcass, and then meekly offer a nose-to-nose greeting. Bears who observe proper manners are frequently allowed to share a kill. When a polar bear wants to play, she communicates this to another bear by wagging her head from side to side. An adult bear may also initiate a play session by standing on her hind legs, with chin lowered to his chest and front paws hanging by her side.In adult bears such play sessions involve ritualized fighting or mock battles. Among polar bears, hissing and snorting signify aggression, as does a lowered head. An attacking polar bear will charge forward with head down and ears laid back. Submissive polar bears always move downwind of dominant bears.When a male approaches a female with cubs, she defends her young by rushing at him with a lowered head. Angry polar bears communicate their displeasure with loud roars and growls. A "chuffing" sound is a response to stress. Mother bears scold their cubs with a low growl or a soft cuff.