Minecraft:Polar Bear: Difference between revisions

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Template:For Template:Infobox entity Polar bears are large neutral mobs that live in icy Minecraft:biomes. Adult polar bears are protective of their babies, attacking players that get too close or attack any babies near them.

Spawning

Polar bears spawn in snowy plains, ice spikes, frozen and deep frozen ocean biomes, and additionally/sometimes in frozen river, legacy frozen ocean, snowy slopes, jagged peaks, and frozen peaks biomes Template:In. They spawn in groups of up to two, above Minecraft:ice. Template:IN, polar bears don't spawn on ice in snowy plains and ice spikes biomes. If there is a group, the second polar bear is a baby.

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Drops

On death

On Template:JE, one of cod or salmon is selected. On Template:BE, both drops are rolled.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> Template:DropTable

Template:Xp from player or tamed wolves kills.

Killing a baby polar bear yields no Minecraft:items or experience.

Behavior

File:Polar Bear attacking.gif

A polar bear attacking.

Polar bears can be passive, neutral, or hostile depending on the situation. Baby polar bears are passive, and adults are neutral; becoming hostile when a player either directly attacks it or when the player comes close to or attacks any baby polar bears near it (unless killed in one hitTemplate:Only).

If a baby polar bear is attacked, unless killed in one hitTemplate:Only, all adults within a 41×21×41 area become hostile toward the player or mob, regardless of difficulty, although in Peaceful difficulty their attacks do zero damage to players.

Template:IN, attacking an adult who is within a 16×8×16 area of a cub also provokes other adults within a 21×21×21 area of the attacked adult.

Polar bears also attack foxes.

Adult polar bears attack any fox that stays near it for a while, hitting it once every few seconds. Baby polar bears are more aggressive and attack foxes within 16 blocks.

Polar bears attack by rearing on their back legs and mauling down with their front paws. Their swimming speed is equal to the player's, making them difficult to get away from if they are attacking in Minecraft:water.

Polar bears are immune to freezing damage from powder snow.

Unlike most animal mobs, polar bears cannot breed. Baby polar bears can only be found when they naturally spawn. A baby polar bear eventually turns into an adult after 24000 ticks (20 minutes), and their growth cannot be sped up.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Entity data

Polar bears have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

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See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

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Achievements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

Advancements

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Advancements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

History

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Data history

Java Edition

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Bedrock Edition

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Issues

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Trivia

Adding polar bears to Minecraft was a request by Jeb's wife. Jeb answered they'd be added "if they ever had a bear of their own". Once their son was born, he was named "Björn" (Swedish for "bear"), and polar bears were added.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
During the development of the frozen ocean biome, polar bears were removed from spawning, due to being deemed too "sad". They were added back in because it is more accurate to the polar bear's real life status.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

A polar bear standing on ice.

A polar bear standing on ice.
A polar bear on its hind legs, attacking the player.

A polar bear on its hind legs, attacking the player.

Mojang screenshots

A screenshot of two polar bears standing on ice in a snowy flat world

Two polar bears standing on Minecraft:ice in a Minecraft:snowy flat world.
Development teaser screenshot by Jeb.

Development teaser screenshot by Jeb.
Polar bears featured on 16w20a banner.

Polar bears featured on 16w20a banner.
Image from Rockenroll4life of a "Polar Beary Bush".

Image from Rockenroll4life of a "Polar Beary Bush".
Image promoting the remodeled baby polar bear

Image promoting the remodeled baby polar bear
File:Friend shaped bear.jpg

Textures

Polar bear texture file

Polar bear texture file
Baby polar bear texture file

Baby polar bear texture file

In other media

Image from 16w20a blog post.

Image from 16w20a blog post.
Artwork

Artwork
Polar Bear attacking artwork.

Polar Bear attacking artwork.
Artwork of a polar bear chasing a Minecraft:villager.

Artwork of a polar bear chasing a Minecraft:villager.
Lego Minecraft minifigure

Lego Minecraft minifigure
Lego Minecraft Baby Polar Bear minifigure

Lego Minecraft Baby Polar Bear minifigure
An official T-shirt design featuring a polar bear and two baby polar bears.

An official T-shirt design featuring a polar bear and two baby polar bears.
Sunny looking at polar bears in Minecraft:15 Year Journey.

Sunny looking at polar bears in Minecraft:15 Year Journey.
A polar bear on artwork for the Season of Giving promotion.

A polar bear on artwork for the Season of Giving promotion.

Notes

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References

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External links

Polar bear article on Wikipedia
Template:Mcnet
Template:Mcnet

Navigation

Template:Navbox entities

de:Eisbär es:Oso polar fr:Ours blanc hu:Jegesmedve it:Orso polare ja:シロクマ ko:북극곰 nl:IJsbeer pl:Niedźwiedź polarny pt:Urso-Polar ru:Белый медведь th:หมีขั้วโลก uk:Білий ведмідь zh:北极熊

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 {{drop|block|Golden Dandelion}}<small>(baby only)</small>
 }}
-'''Polar bears''' are large [[Minecraft:neutral mobs]] that live in icy [[Minecraft:biome]]s. Adult polar bears are protective of their babies, attacking [[Minecraft:player]]s that get too close or attack any babies near them.
+'''Polar bears''' are large neutral mobs that live in icy [[Minecraft:biome]]s. Adult polar bears are protective of their babies, attacking players that get too close or attack any babies near them.
 == Spawning ==
-Polar bears spawn in [[Minecraft:Snowy Plains|snowy plains]], [[Minecraft:Ice Spikes|ice spikes]], [[Minecraft:Frozen ocean|frozen]] and [[Minecraft:deep frozen ocean]] biomes, and additionally/sometimes in [[Minecraft:frozen river]], [[Minecraft:legacy frozen ocean]], [[Minecraft:snowy slopes]], [[Minecraft:jagged peaks]], and [[Minecraft:frozen peaks]] biomes {{in|BE}}. They spawn in groups of up to two, above [[Minecraft:ice]]. {{IN|JE}}, polar bears don't spawn on ice in snowy plains and ice spikes biomes. If there is a group, the second polar bear is a baby.
+Polar bears spawn in snowy plains, ice spikes, frozen and deep frozen ocean biomes, and additionally/sometimes in frozen river, legacy frozen ocean, snowy slopes, jagged peaks, and frozen peaks biomes {{in|BE}}. They spawn in groups of up to two, above [[Minecraft:ice]]. {{IN|JE}}, polar bears don't spawn on ice in snowy plains and ice spikes biomes. If there is a group, the second polar bear is a baby.
 {{Mob spawn table|Polar Bear}}
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 |{{DropLine|name=Cooked Salmon|edition=bedrock|notes=burn|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=0-1|multiplychance=1/1}}
 }}
-* {{xp|1|3}} from player or tamed [[Minecraft:wolves]] kills.
+* {{xp|1|3}} from player or tamed wolves kills.
-Killing a baby polar bear yields no [[Minecraft:item]]s or [[Minecraft:experience]].
+Killing a baby polar bear yields no [[Minecraft:item]]s or experience.
 == Behavior ==
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 {{IN|java}}, attacking an adult who is within a 16×8×16 area of a cub also provokes other adults within a 21×21×21 area of the attacked adult.
-Polar bears also attack [[Minecraft:fox]]es.
+Polar bears also attack foxes.
 * Adult polar bears attack any fox that stays near it for a while, hitting it once every few seconds. Baby polar bears are more aggressive and attack foxes within 16 blocks.
 Polar bears attack by rearing on their back legs and mauling down with their front paws. Their swimming speed is equal to the player's, making them difficult to get away from if they are attacking in [[Minecraft:water]].
-Polar bears are immune to freezing damage from [[Minecraft:powder snow]].
+Polar bears are immune to freezing damage from powder snow.
-Unlike most animal mobs, polar bears cannot [[Minecraft:breed]]. Baby polar bears can only be found when they naturally spawn. A baby polar bear eventually turns into an adult after 24000 ticks (20 minutes), and their growth cannot be sped up.
+Unlike most animal mobs, polar bears cannot breed. Baby polar bears can only be found when they naturally spawn. A baby polar bear eventually turns into an adult after 24000 ticks (20 minutes), and their growth cannot be sped up.
 == Sounds ==
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 === Development ===
 {{HistoryTable
-|{{HistoryLine||March 7, 2016|link={{tweet|jeb|706860591424671744}}|[[Minecraft:Jeb]] hints at a neutral mob with a light gray "base texture" color.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||March 7, 2016|link={{tweet|jeb|706860591424671744}}|Jeb hints at a neutral mob with a light gray "base texture" color.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||April 8, 2016|link={{tweet|jeb|718368993015414784}}|[[Minecraft:Jeb]] tweets a picture of the polar bears.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||April 8, 2016|link={{tweet|jeb|718368993015414784}}|Jeb tweets a picture of the polar bears.}}
 }}
@@ Line 284: / Line 284: @@
 |{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|[[File:Polar Bear JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Polar Bear JE1.png|22px]] Added polar bears.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|Adult polar bears now jump in [[Minecraft:water]], if on [[Minecraft:fire]].}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|Polar bears now have [[Minecraft:sound]]s: <code>entity.polar_bear.baby_ambient</code>, <code>entity.polar_bear.ambient</code>, <code>entity.polar_bear.death</code>, <code>entity.polar_bear.hurt</code>, <code>entity.polar_bear.step</code>, and <code>entity.polar_bear.warning</code>.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|Polar bears now have sounds: <code>entity.polar_bear.baby_ambient</code>, <code>entity.polar_bear.ambient</code>, <code>entity.polar_bear.death</code>, <code>entity.polar_bear.hurt</code>, <code>entity.polar_bear.step</code>, and <code>entity.polar_bear.warning</code>.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w19a|Polar bears can now spawn on top of [[Minecraft:ice]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Polar Bear JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Polar Bear JE6.png|22px]] The textures of polar bears and baby polar bears have now been changed.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w07a|Polar bears now attack [[Minecraft:fox]]es.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w07a|Polar bears now attack foxes.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w14a|Polar bears are no longer a valid [[Minecraft:mob]] for earning the [[Minecraft:Advancement#Monster Hunter|Monster Hunter]] advancement and are no longer required to complete the [[Minecraft:Monsters Hunted]] advancement.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w14a|Polar bears are no longer a valid [[Minecraft:mob]] for earning the Monster Hunter advancement and are no longer required to complete the Monsters Hunted advancement.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w39a|[[File:Baby Polar Bear JE3.png|22px]] Due to a bug, the baby polar bear [[Minecraft:model]] is currently broken.<ref>{{bug|MC-161946}}</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w39a|[[File:Baby Polar Bear JE3.png|22px]] Due to a bug, the baby polar bear model is currently broken.<ref>{{bug|MC-161946}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w40a|[[File:Baby Polar Bear JE6.png|22px]] The baby polar bear model has now been fixed.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w10a|[[Minecraft:Firework]] damage now provokes polar bears.<ref>{{bug|MC-111498||Fireworks and water bottles damage don't make neutral mobs angry or hostile|Fixed}}</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w10a|Firework damage now provokes polar bears.<ref>{{bug|MC-111498||Fireworks and water bottles damage don't make neutral mobs angry or hostile|Fixed}}</ref>}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w13a|Polar bears are now immune to [[Minecraft:Damage#Freezing|freezing]].
+|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w13a|Polar bears are now immune to freezing.
-|Now drop [[Minecraft:cooked cod]] or [[Minecraft:salmon]] instead of [[Minecraft:raw cod]] or [[Minecraft:salmon]] if on [[Minecraft:fire]] when killed or killed by a [[Minecraft:fire]] source.}}
+|Now drop cooked cod or salmon instead of raw cod or salmon if on [[Minecraft:fire]] when killed or killed by a [[Minecraft:fire]] source.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=23w51a|Changed the baby polar bear ambient subtitle so that it more clearly indicates that a baby polar bear made it, as opposed to an adult.<ref>{{bug|MC-185379}}</ref>}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=24w21a|Adult polar bears now only panic from [[Minecraft:cactus]], [[Minecraft:freezing]], [[Minecraft:fire]] and [[Minecraft:lightning]] bolt damage.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=24w21a|Adult polar bears now only panic from [[Minecraft:cactus]], freezing, [[Minecraft:fire]] and lightning bolt damage.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|[[File:Baby Polar Bear JE5.png|22px]] Due to a bug, the baby polar bear [[Minecraft:model]] is currently broken.<ref>{{bug|MC-275221}}</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|[[File:Baby Polar Bear JE5.png|22px]] Due to a bug, the baby polar bear model is currently broken.<ref>{{bug|MC-275221}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w34a|[[File:Baby Polar Bear JE6.png|22px]] The baby polar bear model has now been fixed.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=snap5 |Added [[Minecraft:golden dandelion]]s, which can be used to prevent baby polar bears from growing up.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=snap5 |Added golden dandelions, which can be used to prevent baby polar bears from growing up.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap6|[[File:Baby Polar Bear JE7 BE3.png|32px]] The model and texture of baby polar bears have been changed.|Baby polar bears no longer attack foxes.}}
 }}
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 |{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Polar Bear BE1.png|32px]] Added polar bears.| [[File:Baby Polar Bear BE1.png|22px]] Added baby polar bears. Due to a bug, the model is not the same as {{JE}}.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-43578}}</ref>}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Polar bears no longer hurt [[Minecraft:player]]s in [[Minecraft:Peaceful]] difficulty.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Polar bears no longer hurt players in Peaceful difficulty.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Polar bears can now spawn on top of [[Minecraft:ice]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Polar Bear BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Polar Bear BE2.png|22px]] The textures of polar bears and baby polar bears have now been changed.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.1|Adult polar bears now attack [[Minecraft:fox]]es.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.1|Adult polar bears now attack foxes.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.16.230.54|Polar bears are now immune to [[Minecraft:Damage#Freezing|freezing]].}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.16.230.54|Polar bears are now immune to freezing.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|dev=Preview 1.19.80.20|Adult polar bears can no longer enter boats and boats with chests.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.0|dev=Preview 26.0.23|Baby polar bears now attack foxes.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-48072|||WAI}}</ref>|Baby polar bears no longer attack players.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-173833}}</ref>|Because of the above changes, adult polar bears with babies no longer attack players.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-235252}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.10|dev=Preview 26.10.20|Baby polar bears no longer attack players.{{note|This bug was fixed twice.}}}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.10.21|[[File:Baby Polar Bear JE7 BE3.png|32px]] The model and texture of baby polar bears have been changed.
-|Added [[Minecraft:golden dandelion]]s, which can be used to prevent baby polar bears from growing up.}}
+|Added golden dandelions, which can be used to prevent baby polar bears from growing up.}}
 }}
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 == Trivia ==
-* Adding polar bears to ''Minecraft'' was a request by [[Minecraft:Jeb]]'s wife. Jeb answered they'd be added "if they ever had a bear of their own". Once their son was born, he was named "Björn" (Swedish for "bear"), and polar bears were added.<ref>{{Mcnet|meet-polar-bear|We have a room in our house where all polar bear-related items end up. It’s essentially the library, or a hallway, really, with all our books in it, and there are two chairs so you can sit and read if you want - but we have a polar bear tapestry on the wall, and lots of polar bear plushies. So it feels like a Polar Bear room. Jenny had been nagging me for a long time to add a bear to Minecraft. And so I told her - well, if we ever have a bear of our own, I’ll add a bear in Minecraft. And then it turned true, because our son was born and we called him Björn - which means bear in Swedish! So I had to add a bear in the game. - JENS BERGENSTEN}}</ref>
+* Adding polar bears to ''Minecraft'' was a request by Jeb's wife. Jeb answered they'd be added "if they ever had a bear of their own". Once their son was born, he was named "Björn" (Swedish for "bear"), and polar bears were added.<ref>{{Mcnet|meet-polar-bear|We have a room in our house where all polar bear-related items end up. It’s essentially the library, or a hallway, really, with all our books in it, and there are two chairs so you can sit and read if you want - but we have a polar bear tapestry on the wall, and lots of polar bear plushies. So it feels like a Polar Bear room. Jenny had been nagging me for a long time to add a bear to Minecraft. And so I told her - well, if we ever have a bear of our own, I’ll add a bear in Minecraft. And then it turned true, because our son was born and we called him Björn - which means bear in Swedish! So I had to add a bear in the game. - JENS BERGENSTEN}}</ref>
 * During the development of the frozen ocean biome, polar bears were removed from spawning, due to being deemed too "sad". They were added back in because it is more accurate to the polar bear's real life status.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://clips.twitch.tv/DreamyCaringShingleNomNom|title=Polar bears were originally removed from iceberg biomes|author=CBSUnstoppable|website=Twitch}}</ref>
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 === Mojang screenshots ===
 <gallery>
-File:Flatbedrock.png|alt=A screenshot of two polar bears standing on ice in a snowy flat world|Two polar bears standing on [[Minecraft:ice]] in a [[Minecraft:snow]]y [[Minecraft:flat]] [[Minecraft:world]].
+File:Flatbedrock.png|alt=A screenshot of two polar bears standing on ice in a snowy flat world|Two polar bears standing on [[Minecraft:ice]] in a [[Minecraft:snow]]y flat world.
-File:Polar Bears.png|Development teaser screenshot by [[Minecraft:Jeb]].
+File:Polar Bears.png|Development teaser screenshot by Jeb.
-File:16w20a.png|Polar bears featured on [[Minecraft:16w20a]] banner.
+File:16w20a.png|Polar bears featured on 16w20a banner.
-File:Polar Beary Bush.jpg|Image from [[Minecraft:Rockenroll4life]] of a "Polar Beary Bush".
+File:Polar Beary Bush.jpg|Image from Rockenroll4life of a "Polar Beary Bush".
 File:Introducing baby polar bears.jpg|Image promoting the remodeled baby polar bear
 File:Friend shaped bear.jpg
@@ Line 379: / Line 379: @@
 === In other media ===
 <gallery>
-File:Polar Bear head.png|Image from [[Minecraft:16w20a]] blog post.
+File:Polar Bear head.png|Image from 16w20a blog post.
 File:Polar Bear Artwork.png|Artwork
 File:Polar Bear attacking artwork.png|Polar Bear attacking artwork.
 File:Stay Cool.jpg|Artwork of a polar bear chasing a [[Minecraft:villager]].
-File:LEGO Polar Bear.png|[[Minecraft:Lego Minecraft]] minifigure
+File:LEGO Polar Bear.png|Lego Minecraft minifigure
-File:Lego Cub.png|[[Minecraft:Lego Minecraft]] Baby Polar Bear minifigure
+File:Lego Cub.png|Lego Minecraft Baby Polar Bear minifigure
 File:Polar Bear Shirt.png|An official T-shirt design featuring a polar bear and two baby polar bears.
-File:15YearJourney MarketingScreenshot 2 Polar Bears.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Sunny]] looking at polar bears in [[Minecraft:15 Year Journey]].
+File:15YearJourney MarketingScreenshot 2 Polar Bears.jpeg|Sunny looking at polar bears in [[Minecraft:15 Year Journey]].
 File:Season of Giving.jpg|A polar bear on artwork for the ''Season of Giving'' promotion.
 </gallery>
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 == External links ==
-*[[Minecraft:wikipedia:polar bear|Polar bear]] article on Wikipedia
+*Polar bear article on Wikipedia
 *{{Mcnet|meet-polar-bear|Meet the Polar Bear|January 10, 2017|Marsh Davies}}
 *{{Mcnet|mob-menagerie--polar-bear|Mob Menagerie: Polar Bear|February 9, 2023|Duncan Geere}}
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 [[Category:Animal mobs]]
-[[Minecraft:de:Eisbär]]
+de:Eisbär
-[[Minecraft:es:Oso polar]]
+es:Oso polar
-[[Minecraft:fr:Ours blanc]]
+fr:Ours blanc
-[[Minecraft:hu:Jegesmedve]]
+hu:Jegesmedve
-[[Minecraft:it:Orso polare]]
+it:Orso polare
-[[Minecraft:ja:シロクマ]]
+ja:シロクマ
-[[Minecraft:ko:북극곰]]
+ko:북극곰
-[[Minecraft:nl:IJsbeer]]
+nl:IJsbeer
-[[Minecraft:pl:Niedźwiedź polarny]]
+pl:Niedźwiedź polarny
-[[Minecraft:pt:Urso-Polar]]
+pt:Urso-Polar
-[[Minecraft:ru:Белый медведь]]
+ru:Белый медведь
-[[Minecraft:th:หมีขั้วโลก]]
+th:หมีขั้วโลก
-[[Minecraft:uk:Білий ведмідь]]
+uk:Білий ведмідь
-[[Minecraft:zh:北极熊]]
+zh:北极熊

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