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Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are very closely related to brown bears (Ursus arctos); it could be said they are just brown bears that have adapted to living in polar conditions.
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So, if they were in danger of becoming extinct, wouldn't every governor of that state want to promote fighting the global warming that has put the Ursis maritimus on death row?
Printing: Will Republicans rally to save the white bears? 2010
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Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) skulls may put them at a disadvantage when competing with their close relative, the brown bear (Ursus arctos), concluded a team of researchers led by Graham Slater of UCLA.
Polar Bears: Brown Bears May Edge Out Species In Competition For Survival As Climate Changes The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) skulls may put them at a disadvantage when competing with their close relative, the brown bear (Ursus arctos), concluded a team ...
Polar Bears May Lose Out To Brown Bears In Changing Climate Discovery News 2010
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Ursus maritimus, polar bear, by Dan Moore — The IUCN now lists global warming as the most significant threat to the polar bear, primarily because the melting of its sea ice habitat reduces its ability to find sufficient food.
Photography Contest: Finalists, Threatened or Endangered - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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So, if they were in danger of becoming extinct, wouldn't every governor of that state want to promote fighting the global warming that has put the Ursis maritimus on death row?
OpEdNews - Diary: Will Republicans rally to save the white bears? 2010
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If a certain soft drink company were to replay their older ads that feature polar bears (Ursus maritimus), do ya think Rev. Hogwash would quash the idea because of the stealth endorsement they would convey regarding the polar bear's place on death row?
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Muir, “Brominated Flame Retardants in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, East Greenland, and Svalbard,” Environmental Science and Technology (2006), vol. 40, no.
Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010
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Gees, if people don't believe the scientists, who assert that the polar bears (Ursis maritimus) are living on death row, how are those people going to convince skeptics that something that is "twice the size of Texas" is sitting out there beyond the horizon?
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Ursus maritimus, polar bear, by Dan Moore — The IUCN now lists global warming as the most significant threat to the polar bear, primarily because the melting of its sea ice habitat reduces its ability to find sufficient food.
Photography Contest: Finalists, Threatened or Endangered - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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