Painted Light
Hunger
Today, I had a very up-close and personal meeting with a hungry polar bear (yes, this is a real one!). It was moving its head wildly back and forth, so I had to muster every skill that I had to get a clear shot.
The polar bear is found throughout the Arctic Circle and adjacent land masses. It is the largest carnivore that lives on land, being twice as big as the Siberian Tiger. The polar bear is often regarded as a marine mammal because it spends many months of the year at sea. Adult males weigh 352–680 kg (780–1,500 lb) and measure 2.4–3 m (7.9–9.8 ft) in length. Polar bears are superbly insulated by up to 10 cm (3.9 in) of blubber, their hide and their fur; they overheat at temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F), and are nearly invisible under infrared photography. Polar bear fur consists of a layer of dense underfur and an outer layer of guard hairs, which appear white to tan but are actually transparent.
Hunger
Today, I had a very up-close and personal meeting with a hungry polar bear (yes, this is a real one!). It was moving its head wildly back and forth, so I had to muster every skill that I had to get a clear shot.
The polar bear is found throughout the Arctic Circle and adjacent land masses. It is the largest carnivore that lives on land, being twice as big as the Siberian Tiger. The polar bear is often regarded as a marine mammal because it spends many months of the year at sea. Adult males weigh 352–680 kg (780–1,500 lb) and measure 2.4–3 m (7.9–9.8 ft) in length. Polar bears are superbly insulated by up to 10 cm (3.9 in) of blubber, their hide and their fur; they overheat at temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F), and are nearly invisible under infrared photography. Polar bear fur consists of a layer of dense underfur and an outer layer of guard hairs, which appear white to tan but are actually transparent.