Polar Bear
I remember as a child thinking how difficult it was to pull yourself out of a swimming pool without using the steps. Well it must take enormous strength for a Polar Bear with all that rear-end bulk soaked in weighty water. But they spend a lot of time in water, and that's why they were given the scientific name Ursus maritimus. This was taken north of Svalbard where the frozen sea starts to break up, known as pack ice.
Polar Bear
I remember as a child thinking how difficult it was to pull yourself out of a swimming pool without using the steps. Well it must take enormous strength for a Polar Bear with all that rear-end bulk soaked in weighty water. But they spend a lot of time in water, and that's why they were given the scientific name Ursus maritimus. This was taken north of Svalbard where the frozen sea starts to break up, known as pack ice.