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Its International Polar Bear Day - February 27 - a day to remind us to reduce our carbon footprint to preserve the future of these magnificent mammals
Male Polar bears jousting with each other to practice for the upcoming mating season.
Polar Bears - Churchill Manitoba
This little Polar Bear has always wanted to be colourful. He thought his white fur was just too boring. Now he is happy to be a unique Polar Bear ....
{Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
Rainbow colours reflecting through a crystal glass ornament.
Photo taken March 15, 2023 - [enhanced colour, colour temperature, and exposure, added highlights and contrast, and framed it]
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A female polar bear and her cub on sea ice off the Svalbard coast at above 81º N were not very happy to see our ship relatively close to them although we were thrilled to see them. Note, apparently cubs stay with their mothers for two years.
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Tiergarten Schönbrunn
"Tiergarten Schönbrunn – Schönbrunn Zoo – was established by the Habsburgs in the park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna’s 13th district of Hietzing in 1752 and is today the world’s oldest zoo that is still in operation." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiergarten_Sch%C3%B6nbrunn
Happy International Polar Bear Day. This polar bear family stopped walking and posed for about a minute, giving me some of my favorite captures of this family. This photo was taken in Churchill, Manitoba in November 2019.
I just returned from an amazing trip to Churchill, Manitoba. It was freezing and the Hudson bay froze over early this year. We were a bit nervous that all the polar bears would be gone but we still had amazing sightings and saw this mama polar bear and her cubs every day of our trip. The weather was bitter cold but this place is just magical.
This was probably one of the most magical moments when a Polar Bear came of the sea ice and swam towards the boat. Probably it was hoping that one of the passengers would fall over the side and it would have lunch or perhaps it was just interested. It does show that these animals are not scared of anything.
big male bear walking on the beach in a fjord in Svalbard.
Taken from a zodiac.
Polar Bear
Ursus Maritimus
Ijsbeer
Ourse polaire ou Ours blanc
Eisbär
oso polar u oso blanco
orso polare o orso bianco
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Zur Internationalen Polar Bear Week 2020 gibt es von mir kein Eisbären Foto aus meinem Zoo.
Der Zoo am Meer musste aufgrund der neuen Maßnahmen gegen das Corona Virus wieder geschlossen werden.
Ich hoffe sehr, dass die Menschen sich jetzt an die Regeln halten.
Bleibt gesund wünschen "the buddy and the bear"!
For The International Polar Bear Week 2020, I don't have a polar bear photo from my zoo.
The zoo by the sea had to be closed again due to the new measures against the Corona virus.
I very much hope that people will now follow the rules.
Stay healthy wishing "the buddy and the bear"!
Arktos arrived at the Highland Wildlife Park in April 2012,
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Composite of a Polar Bear dive at YWP. They should have been closer but I stretched them out for clarity of photo.
This is VIENNA, born 1988
She is polar bear FIETES Grandma
and she is the Mother of VIKTOR and Grandma of PIXEL in the Yorkshire Wildlife Park too
She lives in the Zoo Rostock, Germany
We have had very stormy weather today. The Dragon had to stay indoors where he curled up next to his buddy Anton, the polar bear, and they both listened to the wind howling around the house.