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Sun Bear or Polar Bear

RDQ:	474	Max Word/Sent	22	Total Words	954		Diff Words	311
Lex	630	Ave Word/.Sent	8	Hi Freq occurs	557	58.4%	Hi freq	115	37%
AR	2.6	Long Sentences	2.6	Low Freq occurs	36	3.8%	Low freq	24	7.7%

Meet the bears.
Sun bears and polar bears are very different types of bears. Sun bears live in the warm rainforest. They like to climb trees and eat plants and meat. A sun bears thick fur protects it from twigs and branches.]]
Polar bears live in the cold Arctic. They like to swim and eat meat. Polar bears can swim up to 100 miles 161 KM add a time.]]
Cool fur. Short fur keeps the sun bear cool in the heat. Sun bears sometimes sleep in trees. Tree climber. These large paws and strong claws help the sun bear climb trees.]]
Tongue tied. A sun bears tongue is 10 inches 25 CM long. So special. The shape of every sun bears golden chest patch is unique. Sun bear close up. A sun bear can weigh 60 to 145 pounds 27 to 66 KG. It has black fur with a patch of golden fur on its chest.]]
Polar bear close up. A polar bear can weigh 800 to 1600 pounds 363 to 726 KG. It has white fur and a black nose. Super sniffer. This strong nose can sniff out a seal 20 miles 32 KM away. Chilly paws. Big webbed paws are for walking on snow and ice.]]
Black and white. Underneath its white fur, a polar bear has black skin. Is that snow? A polar bears white fur helps it blend in with the snow and ice. Polar bear fur is thicker than any other type of bear fur.]]
Small and big.
Sun bears are the smallest bear. Polar bears are the largest bear. They look very different.]]
Their unique bodies help them survive in their habitats. A habitat is the area where an animal is usually found. All bears have a good sense of smell.]]
The temperature in Southeast Asia can reach 97 F 36 C in the summer.]]
Hot, hot, Hot.
Sun bears live in the hot comet tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia. There are a lot of trees for sun bears to climb.
Even though it is sunny where they live, sun bears don't see too much sun. That's because they are nocturnal. A Nocturnal animal is active during the night.]]
Home, chilly, home.
In winter, the Arctic is a very cold place. Polar bears live on frozen seawater called sea. When summer comes the CI melts. The polar bears have to move on to land. When winter comes again, the sea ice forms again.]]
In winter, the average Arctic temperature is F C.]]
No napping.
Sun bears and polar bears live in very different places. The rainforest has no winter. The Arctic has freezing winters. Because of where they live, both bears do not hibernate.]]
Sun bears do not need to hibernate because there is no winter where they live. Polar bears find most of their food in the winter, so they need to stay awake. Bears that hibernate do not eat or drink for months at a time.]]
Sun bears are also called honey bears.]]
Grab a bite.
Sun bears are omnivorous. An omnivore is an animal that eats plants and meat. Sun bears mostly eat bugs, eggs, lizards, fruits, leaves, small mammals, and honey. A sun bear uses its long tongue and sharp claws to reach its food. Their claws can tear apart a beehive. Then they slurp the sweet honey inside.]]
Seal snacks.
Polar bears are carnivores. A carnivore is an animal that eats meat. Polar bears mostly eat seals. Sometimes they will eat walruses. A seal comes up for air near some sea ice. A polar bear is waiting at the edge. It grabs the seal and eats a filling meal.]]
Polar bears are the largest carnivores that live on land.]]
What to eat.
Sun bears eat a lot of different things. Polar bears only eat a few things. This may be because the rainforest is full of life and many different food options. Pythons, Asian leopards, and tigers are some of the sun bear’s predators.]]
Polar bears need a lot of food to survive. There are few animals in the Arctic large enough to make a filling meal for the polar bear. Polar bears predators are humans and other polar bears.]]
Sun bears Cubs cannot see when they are born.]]
Sun babies.
Sun bears usually give birth to two babies. Baby bears are called Cubs. Sun bear Cubs live in nests made of leaves. Their nests are inside logs or on the ground. When sun bears are born, they weigh around 11 ounces 312 G. That's about the same weight as two baseballs. They will go out on their own after two years.]]
Chilly Cubs.
Polar bear mothers give birth to one to three Cubs in the winter. The family lives in a den. The playful Cubs snuggle with their mom to keep warm. When spring comes, the mother will show her Cubs how to hunt for food. When the Cubs are years old, they start to take care of themselves.]]
A newborn polar cub is as small as a squirrel.]]
Cutest Cubs.
Although they grow up to be different adult bears, sun bear Cubs and polar bear Cubs are the same in many ways. They both stay with their mother for about two years. A mother bear is called a sow.]]
During this time, their mother teaches them how to survive. The sun bear Cubs learn to find food. The polar bear Cubs learn to hunt.]]
You decide.
If you had to choose, would you rather be a sun bear or a polar bear? If you like summer and eating lots of different types of food, you may prefer to be a sun bear. If you like winter and don't mind always eating the same food, maybe you would choose to be a polar bear. There are 8 different types of bears.]]

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Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Many descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

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Nature

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Bears

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average	carnivore	carnivores	habitat	habitats
hibernate	leopards	napping	newborn	nocturnal
omnivore	omnivorous	ounces	predators	pythons
rainforest	seawater	slurp	southeast	sow
survive	tropical	unique	walruses