Polar bears are found all around the North Pole on sea ice, islands, and coasts. In the polar bears frigid Arctic home, winter temperatures can fall as low as -45 C. Luckily, polar bears are perfectly adapted to live in their frozen, harsh environment.
What keeps the polar bears so toasty in the Arctic deep freeze? Their best protection from the cold is their thick, white fur coat that keeps them warm even on the coldest days.
The fur coat has two layers. There is a thick, soft under layer of fur next to their skin and an outer layer of long, thinner hairs called guard hairs. The guard hairs are hollow tubes like drinking straws that direct the sun’s ray to the bears’ skin.
A polar bear looks white, but under its fur the skin is black. Dark skin can absorb more heat than light skin, so it helps keep the polar bear warm. Another way a polar bear copes with the cold is with built in insulation.
How can polar bear survive in such an environment?
They like to live in the frozen areas.
They are so toasty.
They have their thick fur.
Their fur can keep them warm.
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