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This is a layer of fat beneath the animal’s skin, just like that of a Polar Bear. The blubber helps to keep the animal warm.
blubber
An animal is called a carnivore if it eats other animals for food.
carnivore
This is a cave where a bear goes for shelter or to have its little baby cubs!
den
This is the short fur next to a Polar Bears skin. These ‘guard hairs’ keep the heat next to the skin so that the bear stays warm.
guards hairs
The surroundings of where an animal lives.
habitat
A really long sleep! Some animals hibernate when the weather is really cold and harsh.
hibernation
A warm-blooded animal with a backbone and fur or hair and that also feeds its young with the mother's milk.
mammal
An animal who enjoys eating plants AND other animals.
omnivore
This word is used to describe an animal that walks with the entire lower part of its foot on the ground such as a Bear or me and you!
plantigrade
The state of lethargy or being slow! Some animals fall into this state during the colder months of the year.
torpor
An animal (or person) that eats only plant matter.
vegetarian
