#polar bears
On these frigid, long-winded nights, we need every spark of light we can get, which is why the Circus provides is with sparkling, twinkling displays until the love that laces through February warms us all from within…
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Polar bears have built-in socks. Stiff fur on the sole of each foot keeps the polar bear from slipping on ice, and also muffles the sound of the bear’s approach when sneaking up on a meal. (photos: Helene Hoffman)
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literally when I was in Alaska the thing i was told - REPEATEDLY - was make yourself big for black bears, play dead for a grizzly, and make your peace for a polar bear because if you encounter one and it wants to attack you? that’s it, you are going to die. more than once i was told this by MULTIPLE people both civilian and wildlife professional. this is not a fucking game. it is the largest land predator on earth and you are not going to win in a fight.
