You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

The Truth About Polar Bear Skin. Underneath their fur, polar bears have black skin. This may sound surprising, but it's a crucial adaptation. The black skin absorbs sunlight more effectively than ...

Because they spend most of their lives on the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean depending on the ocean for their food and habitat, polar bears are the only bear species to be considered marine mammals.

Polar bears have black skin under their fur, likely to help absorb the sunshine, says Daryll Hedman, regional wildlife manager for Manitoba Conservation in Canada.

Polar bears do not have territories. They have what is called a “home range.” ... Interestingly, a polar bear’s skin is black, and its hairs are hollow with no white pigment.

Let’s start with the obvious: Polar bears have white coats (the fur is actually transparent to let the sun warm their white skin). Grizzly bears have brown coats, often with blonde highlights ...

In 2018, staff at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago began to notice something unusual about a male polar bear named Siku. He was losing hair, revealing patches of black skin underneath.

Polar bears are greasier than you think. Here's why. Scientists have discovered that the animals produce grease that makes it hard for ice to attach to their fur. Julia Musto. in New York.

Despite the name, Bruno was a female bear that lived somewhere between 100,000 and 70,000 years ago and its genome has helped scientists narrow in on this brown bear-polar bear divergence.

Credit: Reddit. When infrared cameras scan the Arctic, polar bears practically vanish. Their fur and skin maintain the same surface temperature as the ambient air, so no heat signature shows.

In 2018, staff at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago began to notice something unusual about a male polar bear named Siku. He was losing hair, revealing patches of black skin underneath.