minecraft.wiki-mirror/wiki_backup/Polar bear.txt

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{{Infobox entity
| group = Polar Bear
| 1-1 = Polar Bear.png
| group2 = Baby
| 2-1 = Baby Polar Bear.png
| invimage = Polar Bear Spawn Egg
| health = {{health|30}}
| behavior = Neutral (adult)<br>Passive (baby)
| mobtype = [[Animal]]
| damage = '''Adults only:'''
*Easy: {{hp|4}}
*Normal: {{hp|6}}
*Hard: {{hp|9}}
| size = '''Adult:'''<br>Height: 1.4 blocks<br>Width: 1.4 blocks<br>
'''Baby:'''<br>Height: 0.7 blocks<br>Width: 0.7 blocks<br>
| speed = 0.25
| spawn = {{BiomeLink|Snowy Plains}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Ice Spikes}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Snowy Slopes}} {{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Jagged Peaks}} {{only|bedrock|short=1}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Frozen peaks}} {{only|bedrock|short=1}}
| usableitems = {{drop|Item|Lead}}
}}{{Dungeons hatnote|type=mob}}
'''Polar bears''' are [[neutral mobs]] that live in icy [[biome]]s.

== Spawning ==
Polar bears spawn in [[snowy plains]], [[ice spikes]], [[frozen ocean|frozen]] and [[deep frozen ocean]] biomes, and additionally in [[frozen river]], [[legacy frozen ocean]], [[snowy slopes]], [[jagged peaks]], and [[frozen peaks]] biomes {{in|BE}}. They spawn  at [[light]] level 7 or higher in groups of up to two, above [[grass block]] or [[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.

== Drops ==
=== On death ===
''On {{JE}}, one of the following is selected. On {{BE}}, both drops are rolled.''
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|name=Raw Cod|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=1|rollchance=3/4|namenote=Dropped as [[Cooked Cod]] if on fire when killed.}}
{{DropsLine|name=Raw Salmon|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=1|rollchance=1/4|namenote=Dropped as [[Cooked Salmon]] if on fire when killed.}}
{{DropsTableFoot}}
* {{xp|1|3}} from player or tamed [[wolves]] kills.

Killing a baby polar bear yields no [[item]]s or [[experience]].

== Behavior ==
[[File:Polar Bear attacking.gif|thumb|150px|A polar bear attacking.]]
Polar bears can exist in a passive or hostile state. The [[Breeding#Baby animals|baby polar bears]] are passive; adults are hostile to a player when that player comes close to or attacks any baby polar bears (unless killed in one hit{{Only|java|short=yes}}).

If a baby polar bear is attacked, unless killed in one hit{{only|java|short=yes}}, 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.

{{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 [[fox]]es.
* {{IN|java}}, 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. 
* {{IN|bedrock}}, adult polar bears attack foxes within 16 blocks. Baby polar bears do not attack foxes.

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 [[water]].

Polar bears cannot [[breed]] and baby polar bears' growth cannot be sped up.

They do not take freezing damage from [[powder snow]].

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Polar bears use the Friendly Creatures sound category for [[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|entity-dependent sound events]].

{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Polar bear idle1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear idle2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear idle3.ogg
|sound4=Polar bear idle4.ogg
|description=Randomly from an adult polar bear
|subtitle=Polar Bear groans
|source=neutral
|id=entity.polar_bear.ambient
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.polar_bear.ambient
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Baby polar bear idle1.ogg
|sound2=Baby polar bear idle2.ogg
|sound3=Baby polar bear idle3.ogg
|sound4=Baby polar bear idle4.ogg
|description=Randomly from a baby polar bear
|subtitle=Baby Polar Bear hums
|source=neutral
|id=entity.polar_bear.ambient_baby
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.polar_bear.ambient_baby
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.3-1.7
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Polar bear death1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear death2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear death3.ogg
|subtitle=Polar Bear dies
|source=neutral
|description=When a polar bear dies
|id=entity.polar_bear.death
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.polar_bear.death
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2<br>(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Polar bear hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear hurt3.ogg
|sound4=Polar bear hurt4.ogg
|subtitle=Polar Bear hurts
|source=neutral
|description=When a polar bear is damaged
|id=entity.polar_bear.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.polar_bear.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2<br>(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Polar bear step1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear step2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear step3.ogg
|sound4=Polar bear step4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a polar bear is walking
|subtitle=Footsteps
|id=entity.polar_bear.step
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
|volume=0.15
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Polar bear roar1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear roar2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear roar3.ogg
|description=When a polar bear attempts to attack something
|subtitle=Polar Bear roars
|source=neutral
|id=entity.polar_bear.warning
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.polar_bear.warning
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2<br>(Baby: 1.3-1.7) <ref group=sound>Except a second copy of {{cd|warning3}}, which is 0.72-1.08 (Baby: 1.17-1.53)</ref>
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Polar bear idle1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear idle2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear idle3.ogg
|sound4=Polar bear idle4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=Randomly from an adult polar bear
|id=mob.polarbear.idle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Baby polar bear idle1.ogg
|sound2=Baby polar bear idle2.ogg
|sound3=Baby polar bear idle3.ogg
|sound4=Baby polar bear idle4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=Randomly from a baby polar bear
|id=mob.polarbear_baby.idle
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.3-1.7}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Polar bear death1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear death2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear death3.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a polar bear dies
|id=mob.polarbear.death
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Polar bear hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear hurt3.ogg
|sound4=Polar bear hurt4.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a polar bear is damaged
|id=mob.polarbear.hurt
|volume=0.7
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Polar bear step1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear step2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear step3.ogg
|sound4=Polar bear step4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a polar bear is walking
|id=mob.polarbear.step
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Polar bear roar1.ogg
|sound2=Polar bear roar2.ogg
|sound3=Polar bear roar3.ogg
|source=hostile
|description=When a polar bear attempts to attack something
|id=mob.polarbear.warning
|volume=1.2
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Polar Bear
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=polar_bear
|showentitytags=y
|entitytags=freeze_immune_entity_types
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Polar Bear
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=polar_bear
|id=28
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===

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

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Overkill;It Spreads;Over-Overkill}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Adventure;It Spreads;Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Over-Overkill }}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{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}}|[[Jeb]] tweets a picture of the polar bears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|[[File:Polar Bear Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Polar Bear Revision 1.png|22px]] Added polar bears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|Adult polar bears now jump in [[water]], if on [[fire]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|Polar bears now have [[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||1.11|dev=16w32a|The entity ID has now been changed from <code>PolarBear</code> to <code>polar_bear</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w19a|Polar bears can now spawn on top of [[ice]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Polar Bear.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Polar Bear.png|22px]] The textures of polar bears and baby polar bears have now been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w07a|Polar bears now attack [[fox]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w14a|Polar bears are no longer a valid [[mob]] for earning the [[Advancement#Monster Hunter|Monster Hunter]] advancement and are no longer required to complete the [[Monsters Hunted]] advancement.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w39a|[[File:Baby Polar Bear 19w39a.png|22px]] Due to a bug, the baby polar bear [[model]] is currently broken.<ref>{{bug|MC-161946}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w40a|The baby polar bear model has now been fixed.}}
|{{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 [[Damage#Freezing|freezing]].
|Now drop [[cooked cod]] or [[salmon]] instead of [[raw cod]] or [[salmon]] if on [[fire]] when killed or killed by a [[fire]] source.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=24w21a|Adult polar bears now only panic from [[cactus]], [[freezing]], [[fire]] and [[lightning]] bolt damage.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|[[File:Baby Polar Bear 24w33a.png|22px]] Due to a bug, the baby polar bear [[model]] is currently broken.<ref>{{bug|MC-275221}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w34a|The baby polar bear model has now been fixed.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Polar Bear Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Polar Bear Revision 1.png|22px]] Added polar bears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|The entity ID has now been changed from <code>polarbear</code> to <code>polar_bear</code>.
|Polar bears no longer hurt [[player]]s in [[Peaceful]] difficulty.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Polar bears can now spawn on top of [[ice]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Polar Bear.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Polar Bear.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 [[fox]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.16.230.54|Polar bears are now immune to [[Damage#Freezing|freezing]].}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Polar Bear Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Polar Bear Revision 1.png|22px]] Added polar bears.}}

|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.10|[[File:Polar Bear Revision 1.png|32px]] [[File:Baby Polar Bear Revision 1.png|22px]] Added polar bears.}}
}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* Adding polar bears to ''Minecraft'' was a request by [[Jeb]]'s wife, she was told 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>
* Unlike most other baby mobs, baby polar bears have a unique sound effect that is not just a sped-up version of the regular polar bear sound effects; this is also reflected in [[subtitles]].
*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>
* {{IN|je}}, the polar bear is the only mob whose baby variant can grow up, but the adults cannot breed or be bred.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Polar Bears.png|Development teaser screenshot by [[Jeb]].
File:16w20a.png|Polar bears featured on [[16w20a]] banner.
File:PolarBearAttack.png|A polar bear on its hind legs, attacking the player.
File:Polar Beary Bush.jpg|Image from [[Rockenroll4life]] of a "Polar Beary Bush".
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Polar Bear (texture).png|Polar bear texture file.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
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 [[villager]].
File:LEGO Polar Bear.png|[[Lego Minecraft]] 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|[[Sunny]] looking at polar bears in [[15 Year Journey]].
File:Season of Giving.jpg|A polar bear on artwork for the ''Season of Giving'' promotion. 
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[[wikipedia:polar bear|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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