Polar bears are large, white animals that live in the icy North. They are always moving around 1 ice or swimming in ice-cold waters. Ice and cold don't bother the polar bears. Their heavy fur coats keep them warm, both in the water and out.
Polar bears are good swimmers. Sometimes, they swim many miles away 2 land. They like to dive and play in the water. On the ice, white polar bears are very hard to see. This helps them 3 their hunt for food, because other animals cannot see them coming. They can move on slippery ice 4 sliding, for their feet are covered 5 fur. The fur grips the ice as they walk. Polar bears eat fish and seals. A full-grown polar bear may be over nine feet long.