Recognizable by its white coat which provides a perfect camouflage on the ice floe, the polar bear is, along with the elephant seal and the kodiak bear, one of the largest terrestrial carnivores. Present only on the ice floes around the North Pole and on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, it has a thick layer of fat which isolates it from the extreme temperatures of its habitat. Today, global warming is changing its way of life and causing a decline of the population, making the species an endangered species.
