polar bear
a large white bear, Ursus maritimus, of the Arctic regions.
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Using humor and the accessible language of the Internet to fight misinformation “creates a spectacle and a drama that grabs people’s attention in a way that a science textbook and facts about polar bears won’t,” Supran said.
These self-described trolls tackle climate disinformation on social media with wit and memes | Taylor Telford | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostHe suspects that it might just be a few polar bears that do this behavior.
Polar bears sometimes bludgeon walruses to death with stones or ice | Gloria Dickie | July 29, 2021 | Science NewsFor example, if a mother bear figured out how to use ice or stone in this way, “it’s something her offspring would pick up on,” but not necessarily a skill polar bears across the Arctic would acquire, he says.
Polar bears sometimes bludgeon walruses to death with stones or ice | Gloria Dickie | July 29, 2021 | Science NewsThe result challenges readers to reconsider how they relate to nonhuman animals, from caged creatures to polar bears in the warming north.
‘Wild Souls’ explores what we owe animals in a human-dominated world | Jonathan Lambert | July 26, 2021 | Science NewsWild SoulsEmma MarrisBloomsbury, $28On the Arctic Ocean’s fringe, polar bears stand on ice thinning from human-caused climate change.
‘Wild Souls’ explores what we owe animals in a human-dominated world | Jonathan Lambert | July 26, 2021 | Science News
The weather, the conditions, you can imagine it—a polar bear in a desert, with a swimming pool 50 centimetres deep.
Sykes suspects that the hairs come from either an unrecognized bear species, or an unknown hybrid of polar bear and brown bear.
The Toronto Zoo polar bear cub has been a fixture of this video blog since he first graced the world with his adorable presence.
Adele Dazeem Sings, RT Anchor Quits, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom Adele Dazeem to the cutest polar bear cub in the world, take a look at this week's best viral videos.
Adele Dazeem Sings, RT Anchor Quits, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn November, two people were mauled in an unusual polar bear attack in the center of a town near Hudson Bay in Canada.
How Climate Change Is Causing Chaos in the Animal Kingdom | Nina Strochlic | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Leif stopped he turned about, and with an exclamation of delight, trundled off to the kitchen like a good-natured polar bear.
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. BallantyneIn front of the alcove was spread the white skin of a polar bear, and set on that was one of those low Turkish coffee tables.
In the Fog | Richard Harding DavisOne day a polar bear came to the hut and thrust his head right through the window.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern BaylissShe would drive dog teams and reindeer, ride in skin-boats and perhaps—just perhaps—hunt polar bear.
Gypsy Flight | Roy J. SnellThe polar bear, attracted by the sound of his voice, lunged forward, taking half the tent with him.
On the Yukon Trail | Roy J. Snell
British Dictionary definitions for polar bear
a white carnivorous bear, Thalarctos maritimus, of coastal regions of the North Pole
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