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Common Name

Polar Bear

Specimen Numbers

UAM-16545

Species

Species: maritimus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus Species: maritimus 97

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Scapula	293.39	250.551	108.881
Humerus	374.662	120.564	108.659
Ulna	384.959	66.763	93.763
Radius	319.341	61.712	71.065
Distal Carpal 1 -Trapezium	30.718	25.433	17.346

Specimen Elements

City

Alaska

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Steve C. Amstrup

Collection

University of Alaska Mammals

Sex

Male

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

University of Alaska Museum of the North

Country: USA - State: Alaska - - Location: in the corners - - Location: North slope Borough, - - Location: Seaward peniusla cap - - Location: Bering Sea 62 degree - - Location: Kenai Penninsula: be - - Location: St. Paul Island, NE - - Location: Valdez-Cordova CA Pr - - Location: Bearing sea, 62 degr - - Location: North slope near Poi - - Location: North Slope; Chukchi - - Location: Bearing Sea, 63 degr - - Location: North Pacific: 51 de - - Location: Recovered from the N - - Location: North Pacific Ocean - - Location: North Pacific Ocean: - - Location: Yukon-Koyukuk (ca); - - Location: Anchorage, Anchorage - - Location: Petersburg, Wrangel - - Location: Deadhorse, Kupuruk O - - Location: Pribilof Islands, St - - Location: Green Island - - Location: St. Paul Island - - Location: Atka Island - - Location: Wrangell Harbor - - Location: Admirality Is., 2 miles North of Kootznahoo - - Location: Tanaga Island - - Location: Mouth of Anan Creek - - Location: Kruzof Island - - Location: Ooglaamie - - Location: Izembk Bay - - Location: Korovin Lake, Atka Island - - Location: Glacier Bay National Park, Gustavus - - Location: Spafarief Bay Alaska - - Location: Beaufort Sea - - Location: 59 Degress 24 Minutes N 172 Degrees 53 Minutes W - - Location: Bristol Bay - - Location: Akwe River mouth - - Location: Fossil Beach, Narrow Cape - - Location: Viekoda Bay - - Location: Nazan Bay, village of Atka - - Location: North Pacific Ocean - Bearing Sea - - Location: North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Wild Caught. North America, Beaufort Sea, United States, Alaska, Flaxman Island Quad, Game Management Unit 2.70d 42m 0s N/146d 11m 0s W.Did not recover from anesthesia when immobilized by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Lean and arthritic. *Skin in fur vault, skeleton in range.