I’ve always found polar bears strangely awesome.
They are basically a modified brown bear (Ursus arctos) that has evolved away from the omnivorous diet. They have also adapted a semi-aquatic lifestyle and have been seen swimming over a hundred miles offshore.
They are also big. Depending upon who you ask, the largest terrestrial carnivore is
However, neither is the largest in the order Carnivora. That title goes to the Southern elephant seal, which can weigh four tons. The largest on record was 22.5 feet long and weighed 11,000 pounds. This is actually the largest member of the order Carnivora that has ever existed.
