What Is A Polar Bear’s Life Span?
Twins, Pixel and Noordje with mother Frimas.
[Photos by John van Beers]
In human terms, not very long. In the wild, polar bears live an average 15 to 18 years, although biologists have tagged a few bears in their early 30s. In captivity, they may live until their mid- to late 30s. Debby, a zoo bear in Canada, lived to be 42.
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