Polar Bears

Fun Facts

8 fun facts:

1. Their top speed is 40kph
2. They have 42 razor sharp teeth, with canines larger than the grizzly bear.
3. Their paws are 30 cm wide, and they help them to trek across ice and deep snow.
4. They have 3 eyelids, the third helps protecting their eyes.
5. They have 4 inches of fat, under the bears’ skin to keep them warm.
6. They have black skin.
7. Their fur is not white, it is transparent.
8. Their tongue is blue.

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(Bender 2013)

(Miracles Observer, 2019)

References:

Facts (2022). WWF [online]. Available from: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/polar-bear [Accessed 03 November 2022]

Flickr (2013). Baby polar bear [online image] [online]. Available from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/-mbender/8614646950 [Accessed 03 November 2022]

Wikimedia Commons (2019). File:Невоспитанный мишка.jpg [online image] [online]. Available from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Невоспитанный_мишка.jpg [Accessed 03 November 2022]