Polar bears are starving - and it’s only getting worse
Polar bears will not be able to adapt to ice-free environments and are likely to starve to death, new research has found. As ...
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Scientists Found Polar Bears Increasingly Feasting on Whales. Here’s What It Says About Climate Change
Polar bears are highly adaptable eaters and are not very picky about the food they consume. However, this aspect has negatively impacted the prey population of whales and seals. “Prey species ...
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Why polar bear fur doesn't freeze
New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant ...
How do polar bears keep ice off their fur? Grease.
“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice sticks ...
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Revealed: World Wildlife Fund supports hunting polar bears
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) charity has been working to support the trade in polar bear fur at the same time as using the animal image to raise funds.
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Oily polar bear hair won't ice up thanks to special sebum
Polar bears and humans produce sebum ... making crackling noises so the hunters can more easily sneak up on their prey. By figuring out the proper chemical mix, the scientists hope to make ...