Polar fleece

• Polar bears and brown bears can produce a hybrid offspring • Polar bears evolved from brown bears • The timing of when polar bears first appeared is vital because it determines when they have experienced warm periods with little sea ice historically • Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) – relationships based on differences in a group of genes • The polar bear genome discovered alterations in genes related to the development of the heart, cardiovascular function and lipid metabolism – this is why…

bias. Bias is a prejudice towards a certain side to an argument, when used in media, it can change the way information is perceived. By way of example, Photographer of ‘horrible thin’ polar bear hopes to inspire climate change fight (CBC) is far more biased towards fighting climate change than, Photographing skinny polar bears: First person (OD news) by title and contexts. That is to say, the first quote is much more personal and imposing of a particular opinion on the topic, while the second…

I still had a mound of polar bear meat that could last fifteen days so I was stuffing myself. I felt something fall on my head and figured it was just a piece of ice from an icicle above. But a few moments later I heard a few cracks above me. I look up at the ceiling of the ice…

Did you know that the Whooper Swan is Finland's national bird? The animals in Finland and the U.S are interesting and the weather in the U.S and Finland are similar. The U.S and Finland also have Farming that is sort of similar. The U.S and Finland have a number of differences and similarities, but the U.S has the best varieties of weather. Finland and the United States of America have a lot in common, however, they still have a number of differences. The average temperature in Finland and the…

even if we say it is not. There is nowhere for the polar bear to go to because all of the ice is melted around him. This is a powerful photograph proving to people all around the world that it is happening. The sad part is, it only works on a small amount of people. We are so in tune with our lives that we feel sad for two minutes and the next we move on to the next thing. The composition of the artwork is a photograph. It is showing that the polar bear has nowhere to go. The photographer used a…

“Poach the Poachers” Did you know that since 1960, the black rhino population has decreased by 97.6% due to poaching. This is according to the African Wildlife Foundation who is trying to raise efforts to bring attention to the serious danger some animals are in, and the culprit for these animals nearing extinction is in fact humans. For many years the human species has been killing off animals for sometimes no other reason than the thrill they feel when they are hunting down one of these…

The polar bear is an animal that you can find in the bitter Arctic region. The Arctic is located at the northernmost part of the Earth. The Arctic is basically covered in water and most is frozen. Some features that can be found in the water are icebergs and glaciers that are made of frozen freshwater. A fact about glaciers and icebergs is that they make up 20% of Earth’s supply of freshwater. Most of all the Arctic ocean is made of sea ice which is frozen seawater that often is covered with a…

Animal Ethics Asiatic Black Bear The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus tibetanus) also known as the moon bear is a medium to large sized species of bear that inhabits forests in South and Central Asia, Russia, and Japan. Populations of wild Asiatic Black Bear have been dropping rapidly throughout Asia and Japan. The Asiatic Black Bear is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a red list species which is endangered and could become extinct in the future. The rapid decline in…

The Polar Regions are too cold to support a variety of life. However, scientists have discovered life forms that thrive in this cold environment, and they term the polar oceans as important in maintaining a balance on earth. The amount of water frozen in these regions can be destructive if melted nod released to the warm waters. The McMurdo station is a destination for many scientists to conduct their studies on the waters and the life forms that survive in the cold environment (Nold, 2002).…

The Evolution of Polar Bears Laysa De La Torre Polar bears have a very interesting history as they are evolved from brown bears. It is very weird how they don’t hibernate but interesting to hear what happens when they don’t hibernate. Polar bears are actually very interesting even if you may not like them, you will soon be interested after reading this. Polar bears hair is white because, the air spaces in…