Bear, Polar Cub

Out of hibernation and fresh from the den comes the newest POLAR BEAR CUB Puppet. Heirloom design with soft plush fur, padded paws and a workable mouth, this cuddly glacial gladiator will easily find a warm place in your heart.

Puppet Dimensions
Length          Width           Height       Weight
14" LONG     8" WIDE     7" TALL     9.28 OZ

Puppet Stats
Puppet Type: HAND PUPPET
Puppet Birthday: 2015 January
Special Features: Movable mouth

Fun Facts

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi). A boar (adult male) weighs around 350-700 kg (772-1,543 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time at sea. Their scientific name means â??maritime bearâ??, and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present.

Polar bearsâ?? fur consists of a dense, insulating underfur topped by guard hairs of various lengths. It is not actually whiteâ??it just looks that way. Polar bears have black skin under which there is a layer of fat that can measure up to 4.5 inches (11.5 centimeters) thick.

Adult male polar bears weigh 350-700 kg (772-1,543 lb) and measure 2.4-3 meters (7 ft 10 in-9 ft 10 in) in total length.

The largest polar bear on record, reportedly weighing 1,002 kg (2,209 lb), was a male shot at Kotzebue Sound in northwestern Alaska in 1960. This specimen, when mounted, stood 3.39 m (11 ft 1 in) tall on its hind legs.