Polar Bears
Across
- 3. Living or existing alone, as polar bears are usually solitary animals.
- 4. To move through water by propelling oneself with the body and limbs, like polar bears do.
- 5. The act of searching for and capturing prey, like polar bears do for seals.
- 6. Covered or filled with ice, like the environment where polar bears live.
- 7. An imaginary line around the Earth that marks the northernmost part of the polar region.
- 9. The thick, white coat that keeps polar bears warm in cold climates.
- 10. The large, powerful feet of polar bears that are adapted for walking on ice and swimming.
- 13. A term used to describe a species at risk of extinction, like polar bears due to climate change.
Down
- 1. To move about or wander freely, like polar bears searching for food and new habitats.
- 2. The icy region near the North Pole where polar bears live.
- 5. To spend the winter in a deep sleep-like state, which polar bears do not typically do.
- 6. Frozen water, like the ice floes that polar bears walk on in the Arctic.
- 8. A thick layer of fat under the skin that helps insulate polar bears from the cold.
- 11. Frozen precipitation that covers the Arctic and provides a habitat for polar bears.
- 12. A marine mammal that is a primary food source for polar bears.