A) Amazon Rainforest B) Sahara Desert C) Antarctica D) The Arctic
A) Seals B) Grass C) Fish D) Berries
A) Thick fur and a layer of fat B) Wearing clothes C) Hibernating D) Constantly moving
A) One B) Two C) Three D) Four
A) Orange B) Purple C) Black D) White
A) Up to 20 miles (32 km) B) Up to 50 miles (80 km) C) Up to 100 miles (160 km) D) Up to 5 miles (8 km)
A) Using fishing nets B) Chasing them on land C) Climbing trees D) By waiting near breathing holes in the ice
A) 1 year B) 3 years C) 2 years D) 6 months
A) Hunting by humans B) Climate change C) Lack of food D) Predators like wolves
A) Ursus maritimus B) Ursus arctos C) Ursus thibetanus D) Ursus americanus
A) Sloth bear B) Asiatic black bear C) Brown bear D) Grizzly bear
A) Endangered B) Least Concern C) Critically Endangered D) Vulnerable
A) Thomas Pennant B) Carl Linnaeus C) Björn Kurtén D) Constantine John Phipps
A) tattaq B) anguraq C) nanook D) isbjørn
A) Inuit B) Norse C) European D) Netsilik cultures
A) Constantine John Phipps B) Thomas Pennant C) Theodore Knottnerus-Meyer D) Carl Linnaeus
A) 1774 B) 1964 C) 1773 D) 1758
A) Björn Kurtén B) Carl Linnaeus C) Constantine John Phipps D) Thomas Pennant
A) Constantine John Phipps B) Carl Linnaeus C) Björn Kurtén D) Theodore Knottnerus-Meyer
A) U. m. arctos B) U. m. maritimus C) U. m. albus-major D) U. m. tyrannus
A) Carl Linnaeus B) Theodore Knottnerus-Meyer C) Constantine John Phipps D) Björn Kurtén
A) Yes B) Only when breeding with brown bears C) No D) Only in certain regions
A) Felidae B) Ursidae C) Mustelidae D) Canidae
A) Seven B) Eight C) Five D) Six
A) Behavioral analysis B) Fossil records C) Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences D) Genetic hybridization studies
A) Greenland B) Prince Charles Foreland, Norway C) Siberia, Russia D) Alaska, USA
A) Carnivorous, high-fat diet B) Herbivorous diet C) Omnivorous diet D) Insectivorous diet
A) 150–300 kg (330–660 lb) B) 200–500 kg C) 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb) D) 500–1,000 kg
A) 30 percent B) 70 percent C) 100 percent D) 50 percent
A) 28–36 B) 40–48 C) 30–38 D) 34–42
A) Outer surface forward scatters ultraviolet light B) Dense underfur is long C) Fur has a scaly appearance D) Guard hairs are hollow
A) Absorbs heat B) Provides camouflage C) Prevents overheating D) Traps warmth from fat layer
A) Monochromatic vision B) Full UV spectrum vision C) Trichromats with full color vision D) Dichromats, lacking cone cells for green wavelengths
A) Before the mating season starts B) In the spring C) After the mating season ends D) During the summer months
A) 3,500 km2 B) 38,000 km2 C) 7.5 mi per day D) 15,000 sq mi
A) 100 attacks B) 50 attacks C) 30 attacks D) 73 attacks
A) Avoiding all other bears B) Eating only plant material C) Cannibalism D) Hunting in packs
A) Ursula Böttcher B) Circus Krone C) Wilhelm Hagenbeck D) Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie
A) on the floors B) in altars C) hanging on walls D) as tapestries
A) 6 km/h B) 3.4 days C) 154.2 km D) 95.8 mi
A) No implantation occurs B) Immediate implantation of the embryo C) Implantation happens during mating D) The fertilized embryo does not start development until fall
A) Raw power B) Speed in water C) Pack coordination D) Stealth and camouflage
A) Hunting in packs B) Digging underwater tunnels C) Waiting for them to come ashore D) Provoking them into stampeding
A) Carmichael B) Aurora C) Torngarsuk D) Nuliajuk
A) There is no legal protection for polar bears in the US B) Protection is limited to specific regions C) They are protected only during certain seasons D) They have been labelled as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act since 2008
A) Growling B) Chuffing C) Roaring D) Humming
A) 5 B) 25 C) At least 18 D) 10
A) hunting B) exploring C) farming D) trading
A) Hudson's Bay Company B) British East India Company C) Royal Dutch Shell D) Carnegie Steel Company
A) 18th-century B) 7th-century C) 20th-century D) 13th-century
A) Desert mammal B) Aerial mammal C) Terrestrial mammal D) Marine mammal
A) After a month B) They are born with open eyes C) After six months D) Immediately after birth
A) Around 600 g (21 oz) B) 1 kg (2.2 lb) C) 5 kg (11 lb) D) 10 kg (22 lb)
A) Polar bear conservation B) Climate change awareness C) Inuit culture D) Global warming
A) Females defending cubs B) Hungry males, typically subadults C) Older males D) Adult females
A) fur B) meat C) fat D) liver
A) Orion B) Torngarsuk C) Bjarndýrakóngur D) Nuliajuk
A) Urine marks on trees B) Vocal calls C) Scent secreted from foot pads into tracks D) Visual signals
A) Horatio Nelson B) Vitus Bering C) John Franklin D) James Cook
A) Ibuprofen B) Aspirin C) Melatonin D) Prozac
A) National Geographic B) Nissan C) Greenpeace D) World Wide Fund for Nature
A) Alaska B) Greenland C) Russia D) Iceland
A) Stable alliances B) Dominance hierarchies C) Maternal groups D) Scavenger bands
A) 5–10% B) 15–40% C) 80–90% D) 50–70%
A) It is always peaceful B) It includes building nests C) It can be somewhat aggressive D) It involves singing
A) The temperature inside can be much higher than outside B) They are open to the sky C) They have no ceiling D) They are always below freezing
A) Blubber B) Fins C) Skin D) Eggs
A) An Inconvenient Truth B) Hauksbók C) The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords D) Carta marina
A) Settings that mimicked the animal's natural environment B) Large cages with glass walls C) Concrete platforms D) Artificial snow and ice separated by moats
A) Pack animals B) Herding C) Solitary D) Colonial
A) The writings feature the bjarndýrakóngur B) Hauksbók C) The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords D) Carta marina
A) climbing B) flying C) digging D) swimming
A) Scavenger B) Herbivore C) Apex predator D) Prey
A) Philadelphia Zoo B) Tierpark Hagenbeck C) Hellabrunn Zoo D) Detroit Zoo
A) Pagophilic B) Aquaphilic C) Terraphilic D) Xerophilic
A) Hermaphroditism B) Polyandry C) Female-defence polygyny, serial monogamy or promiscuity D) Strict monogamy
A) The Big Show (1961) B) Igloo (1932) C) The White Dawn (1974) D) His Dark Materials series
A) Konungs skuggsjá B) Nihon Shoki C) A Voyage to Hudson's Bay D) Histoire Naturelle
A) Brown bears B) Grizzly bears C) Polar bears D) American black bears
A) Western Basin B) Southern Canadian C) Canadian Archipelago D) Eastern Basin
A) Orion's Belt B) Aldebaran C) The Pleiades D) The Hyades
A) Horatio Nelson B) Comte de Buffon C) Henry Ellis D) Constantine Phipps
A) Orion's Belt B) The Pleiades C) The Hyades D) Aldebaran |