Paws For This Week’s Animal Facts: Have A Polar Beary Good Week

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Dec 4, 2021 11:00 AM EST

One of the best parts this time of year is how we go from Thanksgiving fall vibes to Christmas winter wonderland overnight. We go from apple cider to eggnog real quick. And what better way to celebrate this transition than learning about the ultimate winter animal: the polar bear! 

Imagine cozying up on the couch with a mug of hot cocoa, a warm blanket, and your friendly neighborhood polar bear. Except they aren't typically found on land. Did you know that although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their life in water? Pawsitively interesting stuff, right? Continue scrolling for this week's unbearably adorable facts!

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    Water - ICANHAS BURGER Polar bears can swim up to six miles per hour. To put that in perspective, Michael Phelps clocks in around 3.92 miles per hour.
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    If Michael Phelps has 23 Olympic gold medals, how many could a polar bear win? If it wasn't dangerous for polar bears and humans to interact, I think the world would be extremely amused to watch that race. On top of that, I'd like to see Michael Phelps swim in sub-arctic water. See if his 23 medals can hold up then.

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    Polar bear - ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER Although their fur appears white, it's actually transparent. Polar bear hollow hair shafts reflect light much like ice does, making them appear white or yellow
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    Smile - ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER. Beneath their thick coats, polar bears have black skin that better absorbs the sun's warmth.
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    What's black, white, and red all over? A polar bear with a sunburn. I know that joke typically accompanies a zebra or a penguin, but now polar bears can be added to the mix. It makes more sense now that we know their hair is transparent and doesn't reflect the sun. Having sun-absorbing black skin would be a bit counterproductive if that were the case...

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    Water - Polar bears are classified as marine animals because they spend most of their lives on the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean depending on the ocean for their food and habitat. ICANNA CHEEZ BURGER
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    Polar bear - ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER Half of a polar bear's life is spent hunting for food
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    Polar bear - Polar bears' main prey consists of ringed seals and bearded seals, or they will settle for small mammals, birds, eggs ANHAS CHEEZ BURGER and vegetation.
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    Sky - ICANHAS Scientists can SHEEZ BURGER gather DNA from a polar bear's footprint in the snow. A polar bear track can reveal the DNA of the polar bear and even the seal it had recently eaten.
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    Water - Climate change is the greatest threat to the polar bear's survival. CANHAS CHEEZ BURGER
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    Water - ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER. As recently as 2006, genetic testing confirmed the existence of polar bear-grizzly bear hybrids, also known as 'grolar bears' or 'pizzly bears.'
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    Nature - Polar bears evolved from brown bears as recently as 150,000 years ago. ICANHAS BURGER
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    Polar bear - CANHAS CHEEZ BURGER Male polar bears can weigh up to 800kg (as much as 10 men) and are twice the size of females.
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    Snow - Polar bears are found in the frozen wilds of the Arctic, in Canada, Alaska (US), Greenland, Russia and Norway. ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER.
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    Polar bear - CANK CHEEZ RGER Female polar bears give birth to their cubs in snow dens (in November or December), where the family is protected from the harsh Arctic environment.
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    Carnivore - ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER. Cubs stay with their mother for about two years, while they learn the skills needed to survive in the Arctic.
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