Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polar bears are very beautiful, powerful creatures. But did you also know that they are incredibly playful? They just love to run ...

Because they spend most of their lives on the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean depending on the ocean for their food and habitat, polar bears are the only bear species to be considered marine mammals.

What do the phrases “reflective coat,” “largest land carnivore in the world” and “endangered species” have in common? They all have to do with polar bears! Their Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means sea ...