Normally, polar bears look white. That's because their fur ... Underneath all that hair, polar bear skin is actually black. The black skin readily absorbs sunlight to keep the bear warm.
The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...
Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ..
The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding landmasses. A boar (adult male ...
"They're able to digest that fat with a 96 to 97 per cent efficiency," said Ian Stirling, formerly a scientific advisor at Polar Bears International. A polar bear's fur isn't white. "It's sort of ...