Common Name
Polar Bear
Species
Ursus maritimus
Specimen Number
UWBM-18505
Sex
Female
Cause Of Death
Unknown
Mass
0
Age
Modern
Repository
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
City
North slope near Poi
Collection
Burke Museum: Mammology
Collector
R. Beavan
Owner
University of Washington Burke Museum
Comment
Most of the vertebra for this individual were in too bad a shape to even identify. Also, it appears that this individual may have died after suffering a major injury or disease to it's left fore limb, as there is evidence of healing there.
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