February 27th 2006 9:05 pm
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Hello Fellow Felines,
Today is Polar Bear Day. Yeah, a day for our furry friend, Ursus maritimus aka white bear aka northern bear aka sea bear.
Polar bears are the largest carnivores on land, although some never step on land, and move from one ice floe to another. And since they only live waaay up north, they are well insulated in order to stay comfortable in the harsh climate. They have thick white fur and about four inches of blubberly fat. In fact, they are so well insulated that scientist can't see them on photos taken with heat sensitive-film. Pretty amazing huh.
Polar bears are pretty smart and like to play too.
And here's a good one: they hiss like a cat when they are mad!
If you want to go see the polar bears, you can go to Churchill, Manitoba in Canada and ride in a tundra buggy.
We recently watched a show on television that said that the polar ice cap is shrinking due to global warming. This is not good news for polar bears.
Let's hope those big guys are going to be okay.
Ciao for now,
Cooper
~Stop by and visit Keiser and Camilla two kitties who are thinking all the time.
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