Polar bears are one of the many species to have survived the First Republic's mistreatment of Earth.
Polar bears are one of the many species to have survived the First Republic's mistreatment of Earth and seen their way through to the time of Alexius. The polar bears of the 51st Century are somewhat larger than the ones of the 21st century, as the species has had a whole realm of introduced predators (and prey), and the whole species is descendant off a small group of animals that managed to survive the hardships that man has inflicted upon them. It is not uncommon for a full grown male bear to weigh 800 kilograms or more and tower over the snows at four metres long.
They still subsist primarily on a diet of seals, although they often eat fishes, and Malignatus Sleeping Pythons - whenever they can bring the large serpents down. Due to chemical processes that have occurred in the sea after the massive industrialization of the zaibatsu, however, most polar bears remain on solid ice their whole lives, only entering the water in order to hunt seals. This means that players are far more likely to encounter bears than people are today. A mother bear leading her young around can often be quite violent, even more so when she is still inside her den (a warm, cozy hiding place for the Pc's!)
Quote: "Isn't it cute! Sure can move fast for something so big, hey, maybe we better get out of here!"