Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
Order - Carnivora
Family - Ursidae
Body: males 240 - 260 cm, females 190 - 210 cm; shoulder height up to 160 cm
Weight: males 400 - 600 kg, females 175 - 300 kg
Geographic Range: throughout the ice-covered waters of the circumpolar Arctic, and their range is limited by the southern extent of sea ice
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