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Featured Species: Polar Bear

  • weighs less than one kilogram at birth
  • has translucent hair and black skin to absorb and preserve body heat
  • can slow down its metabolism to conserve energy at any time of the year
  • can detect seal breathing holes up to a kilometre away and covered by layers of ice and snow 90 cm or more thick


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