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Polar bear skin is black and the fur is actually clear, lacking in pigment. The white appearance is the result of light being refracted from the clear hair strands.
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Can polar bears survive in the south pole?
Polar bears are indigenous to the Arctic regions. There are no Polar bears on Antarctica.
How are bats and polar bears different?
they are both mammals
How did polar bears overcome global warming?
They haven't. Polar bears are now a threatened species. If the polar ice cap goes, then so do the polar bears, as they rely on oceanic ice to secure their food.
Compare and Contrast Polar Bears and Camels?
Polar bears have a thick layer of fat called blubber. Camels have a fat store in their hump that allowes them to go for days at a time with out food of water, camels also have extra stomaches in which to store plenty of water.. Polar bears live at the north pole, camels in the desert. Polar bears have a thick layer of oily fur to repel water, they are also very good swimmers.. The polar bear can jump right in the icey water and catch a fish, his long claws help him hold on to said fish, and to walk on the ice.
What lives in the North Pole and what doesn't?
Well for one people don't live in the north pole. Polar bears and other snow animals with a lot of fur live there.
Is a polar bear's fur white?
No. polar bears have clear fur. not white
What special features do polar bears have?
they have clear fur
What are 4 features of polar bears?
they have clear fur
What are polar bears physical attributes?
they have clear fur wich it is transparent it is not really white
What are facts about a polar bear?
Polar bears are not really white. Their fur is clear. The color we see is due to the reflection of light.
Do polar bears have hair?
yes, polar bears have fur.
Why does polar bears live in only cold and snowy regions?
beacuse they have clear fur and the coldness helpps them
What animals have fur not visible?
the polar bears fur is not actually white they are like clear plastic tubes but the white ice reflects on the fur making it seem white
What color are polar bears?
polar bears are blackPolar bears have transparent fur over black skin. Reflection of the sunlight from the densely packed transparent hairs makes polar bears seem to be white.a polar bears fur is white so the answer is white!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :Pblack to absorb heat in the arcticOriginally black
What happens to polar bears' fur in the summer?
the polar bears fur sits down flat in summer in winter their fur is all fluffed up
Do polar bears have fur?
yea
Why do polar bears have white body fur?
They don't, the fur is actually almost colorless. The polar bears skin is in fact black.
