How much do you know about the polar bear? Test your knowledge by reading our collection of interesting facts!

1) A polar bear has the strength of 12 men and the intelligence of 11.

2) A female polar bear’s den can have up to 3 rooms.

3) Polar bears sometimes swim far away from their shores on ice floes, up to 150 km.

4) A newborn polar bear cub weighs 450 grams, similar to a guinea pig.

5) A mother polar bear has no more than 15 cubs in her lifetime.

6) Polar bears are not afraid of gunshots because they mistake them for ice cracking.

7) The image of a polar bear on an ice floe is depicted on the Canadian coin.

8) The milk of a mother polar bear smells like fish and is very, very fatty!

9) At 6 months old, a polar bear cub can eat 2.5 kg of meat in one meal, three times less than an adult bear!

10) The length of their claws can reach up to 7 centimeters.

11) Polar bears can play football.

12) Hunting polar bears is prohibited by law in many countries!

13) A polar bear successfully catches its prey in only 2 out of 100 cases.

14) A polar bear needs to eat at least one seal every 5-6 days for its health.

15) Polar bears inhabit Alaska, Russia, Greenland, Norway, and Canada.

16) Female polar bears have built over 150 dens on Wrangel Island.

17) A polar bear eats for 30 minutes and then spends 15 minutes cleaning itself.

18) It is believed that polar bears evolved from brown bears almost 5,000,000 years ago.

19) A polar bear can eat up to 70 kg of meat in one meal.

20) In a year, a polar bear can consume 50 seals.

21) Polar bears do not drink water, they get moisture from their prey.

22) During the rearing of cubs, a mother polar bear can lose three times her body weight.

23) A walrus can sometimes easily defeat a polar bear.