Polar Bears
For eight months she carried her twins
only to give birth in her arctic snow den
for 18 months the cubs will suckle her milk
and a year later the cubs will finally venture out,
Her male cub grew to be 6 feet tall on all fours
but standing up he's a majestic four feet more
his sister a bit smaller but loves her seal meat too
bear noses smelling the seals 20 miles away on the floes,
They're insulated with blubber underneath their white fur
with paddle like huge paws when they want to swim
able to swim 60 miles if they're desperate for food
their designed for arctic swims as a general rule,
But these beautiful animals are becoming endangered
less ice means less seal meals to sustain them
becoming more dependent on other food sources
such as reindeer, vegetation, whale remains and rodents,
The Inuit arctic people still hunt them for food
but the hunting is regulated which is very good
these solitary polar bears need to be protected
or the 25,000 left will be gone forever.
11-23-17
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