The polar bear is a mammal that arouses much tenderness and that virtually everything the world want to see. Parce lie that a killing like that, machine can be so pretty at the same time. And so it is, gentlemen, the polar bear is the most dangerous mammal that there are in the Arctic and the most feared predator. Feeds mainly on seals, so usually you find lurking by the limits of the ice sheet. They are solitary animals, unlike muskoxen and walrus. His body is quite elongated and their very strong and robust, in order to walk and swim legs. The males arrive to weigh between 400 and 600 kilos, whereas female weight ranges between 200 and 300 pounds.
Despite their size, they are very agile, both by land and by sea. The only time that males and females gather and do so in an amicable way is during mating, which occurs between April and may. Though eggs do not develop until past the summer, in September. Polar bears do not hibernate and, while the female gives birth to one, two or even three puppies, males they speaking by ice in search of food. They are followed closely by Arctic foxes, which feed on the leftovers of the polar bear. Hatchlings are born in October and for the beginning of the summer already have developed fully. Males eat the puppies to get the female again enter in zeal.
Where can you see polar bear? In the Arctic, and within the Arctic, the best place to see them is Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago located just 1000 km from the North Pole. Svalbard is considered the largest natural reserve of Europe and often surprising the wide variety of animal species that can be found there. When can we go travel to Svalbard? Between the months of June and September. When is the best time to see polar bears? July and August. What kinds of trips we can make? Mainly, boat trips around the largest island of the archipelago, Spitsbergen. Trips lasts approximately between 10 and 15 days. How can I reach Spitsbergen? With Fly SAS. Now well, It should be borne in mind that there is a single flight between Oslo and the archipelago, so it is better to book in advance because, otherwise, we can stay out of space or having to pay a real fortune to arrive. We can also travel during the winter to Svalbard. Polar bears will be ivernando, but we can enjoy the fantastic spectacle which are the Aurora Borealis. In addition to hiking with huskies sleds or practice background sky.