Underneath all that hair, polar bear skin is actually black ... The result? The fur can appear as different colors under different lighting. Normally, polar bears look white.

White fur, blubbery skin, sharp claws ... Inuit people made sandals from polar bear pelts to move in almost complete silence across the ice. “I just thought: ‘Well, this is fascinating.

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur—something ... the sebum on the fur ...

In the Arctic, polar bears are equally at home swimming in the frigid waters or galloping across fields of ice and snow. When they emerge from the water, their fur temperature ... remain dry down by ...

A polar bear's insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o (FLIR Systems OÜ, Estonia) Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

The fur can appear as different colors under different lighting ... Underneath all that hair, polar bear skin is actually black. The black skin readily absorbs sunlight to keep the bear warm.

A polar bear! Its thick fur helps it to hide and keep warm in ... They have lots of fat under their skin that keeps them warm. A penguin off to look for food. They're only found here in the ...