Antarctican Polar Bear
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The Antarctican Polar Bear or Ursus maritimus meridianus is a native species of Antarctica. A number of nations imported them from the northern populations of polar bears for top-secret scientific experiments, rumoured to have something to do with radiation. Before long, the bears escaped captivity and these populations quickly adapted to the Antarctic climate. One of the most noticeable side effects of what is now generally accepted to be radioactive engineering was the bear's massive size and unquenchable bloodlust. There is no doubt that these bears are no longer mistakeable for their northern ancestors, this is a new species.
Antarctican Polar bears grow to large sizes. Female bears are likely to weigh somewhere from 775 to over 1,500 pounds, and the males from 900 to more then 2,500 pounds. Adult bears grow to well over twelve feet, with webbed forepaws between 12 and 24 inches across. One twenty foot monster was once seen busily dismantling a truck.
The intelligence of the Antarctican Polar Bear is of unknown limit. However, they are known to be at least as smart as apes. They can open doors, but luckily have yet to figure out locks.
A polar bear is so well-insulated that it experiences almost no heat loss. In addition to its insulating fur, the bear's blubber layer can measure between 6.5 inches thick to a whopping 11.2 inches thick.
So effective is the polar bear's insulation that adult males quickly overheat when they run. NOT! They can run at a dismaying 15 mph over short distance, but prefer to ambush. They can also swim at 6 mph, see 15 to 25 feet underwater, and have no known distance limitation.
Because polar bears give off no detectable heat, they do not show up in infrared photographs. When a scientist attempted to photograph a bear with such film, he produced a print with a single spot: the puff of air caused by the animal's breath. Then it ate him.
Small arms mean nothing to these bears. Anything less then a .45 round is annoying but will not penetrate the hide and fat armor.
The bears themselves are well equipped. Each paw has several massive claws that are more than adequate for tearing apart flesh, portaloos and can even rip apart concrete and steel.
The biggest problem with the bears is that they don't work alone, they work in packs. These can measure from three to upwards of thirty individuals. It is a common occurence in Antarctica to see armies of bears attack undefended and quiet nations, and can obliterate the entire nation within a matter of days.
The armies of bears are believed to be the sole reason why so many Antarctica nations fail and are never heard from again. Indeed, explorers and scientists are rarely able to even find a trace of civilisation in once great cities.
The population has skyrocketed despite rampant human hunting and they remain a problem in the region to this day.
