it’s international polar bear day! if you have time, please consider checking out Polar Bears International at this link: http://bit.ly/intlpolarbearday to learn more about how you can help. ❄️❄️❄️
I hope it’s okay if I share my gripe here, but I’ve been trying to figure this out for YEARS! We had an animatronic bear in our mall’s Christmas display named Jingles, and it would interact directly with shoppers via a performer on a mic off set. She could move her mouth, blink, and I’m almost certain she could move her head around but my memory is a bit hazy on that. Any info would be great! The figure was around from roughly the late 80’s-to early 00’s. I’ve always been convinced it was too nice of a figure to have been designed locally, and some recent photos I found of other bears similar to ours confirm this. The closest I’ve come to a manufacturer would be The Becker Group…but it’s a bit difficult to find any past history on their work. Any information about these figures would be great! Bonus points for old Catalog pics, or just any pictures for that matter!
Thanks for the submission @reed-fink. How cute! The shopping malls near me used to have quite a few animatronics at Christmas too, in particular I remember a Humpty Dumpty animatronic that sang Christmas songs such as ‘Silent Night’ but I’ve never been able to find any information or even pictures of this Humpty Dumpty and it’s been bothering me for years. So it’s great that you have pictures! and I hope we can find some more information for you.
I’ve had a quick look online and can’t find anything but I’ll keep looking. Anyone remember this bear?or know anything about it? or have any pictures? If you do please let us know!
Anosmia Awareness Day - Brings attention to a condition causing a loss of smell. Of all our senses, smell perhaps is taken for granted more than any other. There are many causes of Anosmia. The most common reasons are due to upper respiratory or sinus/nasal infections or diseases. We’ve all experienced a cold or allergy that’s temporarily prevented us from smelling. However, other conditions cause a permanent or long-term loss of the sense. When anosmia symptoms are prolonged or lifelong, many anosmics do not get to enjoy the flavor of foods, the scent of an infant or use their sense of smell as an early warning system for danger. Our olfactory sense has a powerful effect on memories and emotions. When we lose this sense, the impact is terrific.
Kahlua Day - Recognizes the rich, cream coffee liqueur that also serves up a great many delicious desserts! This alcoholic beverage adds to cocktails and adult flavored desserts equally well. To celebrate, you may want to use Kahlua, a coffee-flavored rum-based liquor, to flavor your ice cream or another dessert such as cheesecake or cake. It also tastes great in coffee, hot chocolate, creamy cocktails, as a shot or on the rocks. Pedro Domecq began producing Kahlúa in 1936. Kahlúa is made from coffee and rum, so it does contain caffeine.
Pokemon Day - Marking the anniversary of the Japanese release of Pokémon Red and Green on February 27, 1996, this day is a favorite for fans of the franchise. The game was developed by Game Freak and released by Nintendo to be played on the Game Boy.
Polar Bear Day - Polar bears can reach a height of 9 ft tall and a weight of 1400 pounds. They use their large, slightly webbed front paws to paddle as they swim. As they are powerful swimmers, some polar bears swim hundreds of miles from land. Polar bears have a warming layer of fat covered by their thick coat of insulating fur, which helps them live in colder environments.
Retro Day - This day takes us back to a time before smartphones and the internet. Every generation looks back and asks, “Remember when?” This celebration indulges our love for the good ol’ days while remaining in the present. No matter the decade, pick a point in time where people talked more face to face than text to text, had dinner at home around the table and the kids played games that didn’t require internet.
Strawberry Day - There are a few different stories behind the origin of the name. The more widely accepted version is that the berries would drop off the leaves and become “strewn” about the plant. Over time “strewn-berries” became “strawberries”. There was a time (and some gardeners still do this today) when strawberry beds were mulched with straw, insulating the plants over the winter, keeping weeds at bay during the growing season, and making them easier to harvest. Another sweet story tells of English children stringing the berries on grass straws and selling the “straw berries” in their neighborhoods. There are over 600 varieties of strawberries as well. An excellent source of Vitamin C, strawberries are also a good source of folic acid, potassium, and fiber. At 55 calories and zero fat in 1 cup, these sweet things hit the spot when snack time is calling!
World NGO Day - World Non-governmental Organization (NGO) Day recognizes the inspirational work of the people behind not-for-profit organizations around the world do every day. NGOs are found at the local, regional and international levels. NGOs, according to Article 71 of the United Nations Charter, are defined as any organization “independent from government influence and is not-for-profit.” Equally important, these groups provide benefits to individuals and communities that may not otherwise be available. They improve neighborhoods and the lives of the people who live in them. From medical aid, financial services, environmental research, educational support, and crisis intervention, NGOs provide a variety of services.
Polar bear Ilka and her twin cubs take a cool swim in the Scandinavian Wildlife Park, Denmark last week. Ilka is also mother to famed bear, Siku, and the summer has the family practicing their swim moves. Click here to keep reading.
(Thanks to Kathleen [tundra-voice cam op] for the snapshot!)
Every year after the ice breaks up on the Hudson Bay, thousands of beluga whales migrate to the warmer waters of the Churchill River to feed, mate and rear their young.
We’re excited to say, on our newest Pearl of the Planet HD live cam, you can watch these curious creatures up close and in the wild. Thanks to our partners at Sea North Tours and Polar Bears International, the new Beluga Boat Cam provides views underwater and off the bow.
Join Neil, our trusty tour guide every day for a couple of hours as he finds the most amazing vantage points. The next voyage out is today from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. And upcoming viewing times will be posted at the top of the comments.
Catch a great moment? Keep taking snapshots like these and sharing them for all to enjoy.
Polar bear Station Russian-based wildlife photographer Dmitry Kokh ventured to an abandoned meteorological station on Kolyuchin Island, where polar bears have taken over the station.
LET’S FACE IT. MANY HUMANS HATE WILD ANIMALS. ANIMAL MURDER. Illegal massacre of polar bears by trophy hunters on remote (Russian) Arctic island. Criminal probe is continuing. 4 August 2017 (The Siberian Times) – The gruesome evidence of illegal hunting was found on uninhabited Vilkitsky Island in the Kara Sea.
The carcasses and used gun cartridges were found by members of an ecological clean-up team sent to the remote territory.
Summer thawing meant the polar bear remains became visible.
There are claims that local police initially sought to cover up the crime - possibly suggesting an elite hunting group was involved in the bloody massacre. But the prosecutor’s office subsequently opened a criminal probe.
Andrey Baryshnikov, head of the Russian Centre of Arctic Exploration, said: ‘When they spotted the carcasses they immediately got in touch with me via satellite connection because this is a very serious case.
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