Did you know today is Polar Bear Day? Here are five cool facts about polar bears to celebrate: Polar bears’ fur is actually clear and hollow. It appears white or yellow because of the reflection and scattering of light. Polar bears are the world’s largest land predators, weighing up to 600 kg (1300 lb.) and measuring […]
This is no time to strip endangered species protections from grizzly bears
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block After teetering on the brink of extinction, the grizzly bear population in the United States finally began to recover, thanks to the Endangered Species Act. Currently, grizzly bears are classified as “threatened” with extinction. But now that could change for some of them. This week, the U.S. Fish and […]
Grolar Bears and Pizzlies, Oh My!
Grolar Bears and Pizzlies, Oh My! You must know by now that I love Polar bears. What you don’t know is that I feel the opposite about Grizzlies. Grizzly bears, to me, are frightening and huge and unpredictable; which really, Polar bears are, too…but Polar bears look cuter while doing it! 🙂 Polar bears […]