Polar Bear

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Polar Bear
Health points

30HP❤️ × 15

Behavior

Neutral (adult)
Passive (baby)
Hostile (adults near babies)

Mob type

Animal

Attack
strength

Adults only:
Easy: 4HP❤️❤️
Normal: 6HP❤️❤️❤️
Hard: 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔

Hitbox size

Adult:
Height: 1.4 blocks
Width: 1.4 blocks
Baby:
Height: 0.7 blocks
Width: 0.7 blocks

Speed

0.25

Knockback
resistance

60%

Spawn

Snowy Plains
Ice Spikes
Frozen Ocean
Deep Frozen Ocean
Frozen River[BE only]
Snowy Slopes[BE only]
Jagged Peaks[BE only]
Frozen peaks[BE only]

Usable items

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

Spawning

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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 Bedrock Edition. They spawn in groups of up to two, above ice. In Java Edition, 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 Bear spawns in:
Category: CreatureJava EditionBedrock Edition
Spawn areaSpawn weightSpawn chanceGroup sizeSpawn weightGroup size
Frozen Ocean11100%1–251–2
Deep Frozen Ocean11100%1–251–2
Ice Spikes[note 1]1119.09%1–211–2
Snowy Plains1119.09%1–211–2
Frozen Peaks11–2
Jagged Peaks11–2
Frozen River11–2
Snowy Slopes11–2
  1. Despite attempts to spawn, it cannot spawn here in Java Edition.‌[Java Edition only]

Drops

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On death

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On Java Edition, one of cod or salmon is selected. On Bedrock Edition, both drops are rolled.[1]

Java Edition:

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Raw Cod[A]0–250.00%0.750–362.50%1.120–468.75%1.500–570.83%1.88
Cooked Cod[B]0–250.00%0.750–362.50%1.120–468.75%1.500–570.83%1.88
Raw Salmon[A]0–216.67%0.250–320.83%0.380–422.92%0.500–523.61%0.62
Cooked Salmon[B]0–216.67%0.250–320.83%0.380–422.92%0.500–523.61%0.62

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Raw Cod[A]0–212340–358980–41116320–51724158
Cooked Cod[B]0–212340–358980–41116320–51724158
Raw Salmon[A]0–216140–3524380–41148120–5177258
Cooked Salmon[B]0–216140–3524380–41148120–5177258

ItemAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Raw Cod[A]012 (50.00%)38 (37.50%)516 (31.25%)724 (29.17%)
114 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)316 (18.75%)18 (12.50%)
214 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)524 (20.83%)
3018 (12.50%)316 (18.75%)524 (20.83%)
400116 (6.25%)18 (12.50%)
5000124 (4.17%)
Average34 (0.75)98 (1.12)32 (1.50)158 (1.88)
Cooked Cod[B]012 (50.00%)38 (37.50%)516 (31.25%)724 (29.17%)
114 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)316 (18.75%)18 (12.50%)
214 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)524 (20.83%)
3018 (12.50%)316 (18.75%)524 (20.83%)
400116 (6.25%)18 (12.50%)
5000124 (4.17%)
Average34 (0.75)98 (1.12)32 (1.50)158 (1.88)
Raw Salmon[A]056 (83.33%)1924 (79.17%)3748 (77.08%)5572 (76.39%)
1112 (8.33%)112 (8.33%)116 (6.25%)124 (4.17%)
2112 (8.33%)112 (8.33%)112 (8.33%)572 (6.94%)
30124 (4.17%)116 (6.25%)572 (6.94%)
400148 (2.08%)124 (4.17%)
5000172 (1.39%)
Average14 (0.25)38 (0.38)12 (0.50)58 (0.62)
Cooked Salmon[B]056 (83.33%)1924 (79.17%)3748 (77.08%)5572 (76.39%)
1112 (8.33%)112 (8.33%)116 (6.25%)124 (4.17%)
2112 (8.33%)112 (8.33%)112 (8.33%)572 (6.94%)
30124 (4.17%)116 (6.25%)572 (6.94%)
400148 (2.08%)124 (4.17%)
5000172 (1.39%)
Average14 (0.25)38 (0.38)12 (0.50)58 (0.62)

Killed1
ItemExpected Drops
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Raw Cod[A]0.751.121.501.88
Cooked Cod[B]0.751.121.501.88
Raw Salmon[A]0.250.380.500.62
Cooked Salmon[B]0.250.380.500.62

  1. a b Only when not on fire and not killed with a weapon enchanted with Fire Aspect.
  2. a b Only when on fire or killed with a weapon enchanted with Fire Aspect.

Bedrock Edition:

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Raw Cod[A]0–266.67%1.000–366.67%1.330–466.67%1.670–566.67%2.00
Cooked Cod[B]0–266.67%1.000–366.67%1.330–466.67%1.670–566.67%2.00
Raw Salmon[A]0–266.67%1.000–366.67%1.330–466.67%1.670–566.67%2.00
Cooked Salmon[B]0–266.67%1.000–366.67%1.330–466.67%1.670–566.67%2.00

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Raw Cod[A]0–22310–323430–423530–5232
Cooked Cod[B]0–22310–323430–423530–5232
Raw Salmon[A]0–22310–323430–423530–5232
Cooked Salmon[B]0–22310–323430–423530–5232

ItemAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Raw Cod[A]013 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)
113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)29 (22.22%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)43 (1.33)53 (1.67)2 (2.00)
Cooked Cod[B]013 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)
113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)29 (22.22%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)43 (1.33)53 (1.67)2 (2.00)
Raw Salmon[A]013 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)
113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)29 (22.22%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)43 (1.33)53 (1.67)2 (2.00)
Cooked Salmon[B]013 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)
113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
3016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)29 (22.22%)
400112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
5000118 (5.56%)
Average1 (1.00)43 (1.33)53 (1.67)2 (2.00)

Killed1
ItemExpected Drops
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Raw Cod[A]1.001.331.672.00
Cooked Cod[B]1.001.331.672.00
Raw Salmon[A]1.001.331.672.00
Cooked Salmon[B]1.001.331.672.00

  1. a b Only when not on fire.
  2. a b Only when on fire.
  • 1–3XP from player or tamed wolves kills.

Killing a baby polar bear yields no items or experience.

Behavior

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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 hit‌[JE only]).

If a baby polar bear is attacked, unless killed in one hit‌[JE 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.

In Java Edition, 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 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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Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Polar Bear groansFriendly MobsRandomly from an adult polar bearentity.polar_bear.ambientsubtitles.entity.polar_bear.ambient1.00.8-1.216
​Baby Polar Bear humsFriendly MobsRandomly from a baby polar bearentity.polar_bear.ambient_babysubtitles.entity.polar_bear.ambient_baby1.01.3-1.716
​Polar Bear diesFriendly MobsWhen a polar bear diesentity.polar_bear.deathsubtitles.entity.polar_bear.death1.00.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
16
​Polar Bear hurtsFriendly MobsWhen a polar bear is damagedentity.polar_bear.hurtsubtitles.entity.polar_bear.hurt1.00.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
16
​FootstepsFriendly MobsWhile a polar bear is walkingentity.polar_bear.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
​Polar Bear roarsFriendly MobsWhen a polar bear attempts to attack somethingentity.polar_bear.warningsubtitles.entity.polar_bear.warning1.00.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7) [sound 1]
16
  1. Except a second copy of warning3, which is 0.72-1.08 (Baby: 1.17-1.53)

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captions
[upcoming]
SourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation key
[upcoming]
VolumePitch
​ ?Friendly MobsRandomly from an adult polar bearmob.polarbear.idle​ ?1.00.8-1.2
​ ?Friendly MobsRandomly from a baby polar bearmob.polarbear_baby.idle​ ?1.01.3-1.7
​ ?Hostile MobsWhen a polar bear diesmob.polarbear.death​ ?1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
​ ?Hostile MobsWhen a polar bear is damagedmob.polarbear.hurt​ ?0.70.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
​ ?Friendly MobsWhile a polar bear is walkingmob.polarbear.step​ ?0.71.0
​ ?Hostile MobsWhen a polar bear attempts to attack somethingmob.polarbear.warning​ ?1.21.0

Data values

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Java Edition:

NameIdentifierEntity tags Translation key
EntitySprite polar-bear.png: Sprite image for polar-bear in Minecraft Polar Bearpolar_bearfreeze_immune_entity_types
followable_friendly_mobs
entity.minecraft.polar_bear

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FamilyTranslation key
EntitySprite polar-bear.png: Sprite image for polar-bear in Minecraft Polar Bearpolar_bear28 mob
polarbear
entity.polar_bear.name

Entity data

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

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

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IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
It SpreadsKill a mob next to a catalystKill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this achievement.10Bronze

Achievements that apply to all mobs:

Advancements

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IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
It SpreadsKill a mob near a Sculk CatalystKill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this advancement.

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

History

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This section is missing information about:
  • Did the texture change late in the PS4 edition?
 
Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.

Development

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March 7, 2016Jeb hints at a neutral mob with a light gray "base texture" color.
April 8, 2016Jeb tweets a picture of the polar bears.

Java Edition

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Java Edition
1.1016w20a Added polar bears.
pre1Adult polar bears now jump in water, if on fire.
pre2Polar bears now have sounds: entity.polar_bear.baby_ambient, entity.polar_bear.ambient, entity.polar_bear.death, entity.polar_bear.hurt, entity.polar_bear.step, and entity.polar_bear.warning.
1.1318w19aPolar bears can now spawn on top of ice.
1.1418w43a The textures of polar bears and baby polar bears have now been changed.
19w07aPolar bears now attack foxes.
19w14aPolar bears are no longer a valid mob for earning the Monster Hunter advancement and are no longer required to complete the Monsters Hunted advancement.
1.1519w39a Due to a bug, the baby polar bear model is currently broken.[2]
19w40a The baby polar bear model has now been fixed.
1.1620w10aFirework damage now provokes polar bears.[3]
1.1721w13aPolar bears are now immune to freezing.
Now drop cooked cod or salmon instead of raw cod or salmon if on fire when killed or killed by a fire source.
1.20.523w51aChanged the baby polar bear ambient subtitle so that it more clearly indicates that a baby polar bear made it, as opposed to an adult.[4]
1.2124w21aAdult polar bears now only panic from cactus, freezing, fire and lightning bolt damage.
1.21.224w33a Due to a bug, the baby polar bear model is currently broken.[5]
24w34a The baby polar bear model has now been fixed.
Upcoming Java Edition
26.1snap6 The model and texture of baby polar bears have been changed.
Baby polar bears no longer attack foxes, to match Bedrock Edition.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1 Added polar bears.
Added baby polar bears. Due to a bug, the model is not the same as Java Edition.[6]
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Polar bears no longer hurt players in Peaceful difficulty.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2Polar bears can now spawn on top of ice.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of polar bears and baby polar bears have now been changed.
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.1Adult polar bears now attack foxes.
1.17.0beta 1.16.230.54Polar bears are now immune to freezing.
1.19.80Preview 1.19.80.20Adult polar bears can no longer enter boats and boats with chests.
26.0Preview 26.0.23Baby polar bears now attack foxes.
Baby polar bears now also no longer become hostile towards the player.[7]
Because of the above changes, adult polar bears with babies no longer attack players.[8]
Preview 26.0.27Baby polar bears no longer attack foxes.[9]
Preview 26.0.29Adult polar bears with babies once again attack players.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.10Preview 26.10.20Reverted the above change.[10]
Preview 26.10.21 The model and texture of baby polar bears have been changed.
Reverted the change made in Preview 26.10.20.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 131.0.1 Added polar bears.
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Polar bears can now spawn on top of ice.[verify]

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.7.10 Added polar bears.

Data history

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Java Edition

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Java Edition
1.1116w32aThe entity ID has now been changed from PolarBear to polar_bear.
1.1317w47aNumeric IDs for entities were presumably deprecated in this version.​[more information needed]

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0The entity ID has now been changed from polarbear to polar_bear.

Issues

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Issues relating to "Polar Bear" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

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  • 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.[11]
  • 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.[12]
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Screenshots

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Mojang screenshots

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Textures

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In other media

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References

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