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Polar bears are suffering from an 'energy deficit' due to lack of food access
This prolonged fasting drains polar bears’ energy reserves, reducing their ability to reproduce and raise cubs. Without ...
How greasy fur helps polar bears brave the cold
DocumentaryPolar bears swim in icy waters, roll around in snow and slide down hills... all in subzero conditions.But whether ...
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Polar bear population decline the direct result of extended ‘energy deficit’ due to lack of food
U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to ...
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Polar bear fur could hold the secret to replacing ‘forever chemicals’
White fur, blubbery skin, sharp claws. Polar bears seem perfectly adapted to their frigid habitat up north. Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation ...
Scientists Know How Polar Bears' Fur Repels Snow and Ice
There's something about polar bears that's always puzzled the people who study them. How do they seem to repel snow? The ...
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The Race is on to Save the Polar Bears
They are fearsome, but they need our help. Learn about Polar Bears International and its mission to save dwindling polar bear populations.
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Polar bears scavenge on rubbish, human food waste to cope with climate change
Hungry polar bears are turning to rubbish dumps to fill their stomachs as their icy habitat disappears. On Wednesday, a team of Canadian and US scientists warned that trash poses an emerging ...
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Scientists Now Know How Polar Bears' Fur Repels Snow and Ice
There's something about polar bears that's always puzzled the people who study them. How do they seem to repel snow?