Polar Bears

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