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(A) Polar bear sliding down a snow slope at Sallyhamna, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway. (B) Infrared image showing the temperature of the polar bear fur and the surrounding snow taken with an FLIR E75 24o (FLIR Systems OÜ, Estonia) Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. (C) Adult female polar bear shakes water from her fur after climbing out of the water onto sea ice. Olgastretet, Barents Sea, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. (D) An adult male polar bear cleans his fur by rolling and rubbing against snow-covered sea ice. Arctic Ocean, near 81° N, north of Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. Image credits: (A) P. Souders, Getty Images; (B) J. Aars, Norsk Polarinstitutt; and (C) and (D) J. E. Ross, LifeOnThinIce.org.

Polar Bears’ Secret Weapon Against Ice Could Revolutionize Aviation Safety

This photo shows the rear paws of a polar bear temporarily sedated for research in East Greenland in 2022. The bear has large chunks of ice frozen onto its feet, which the researchers removed. It is one of two polar bears showing this type of buildup, which appears to be a new phenomenon affecting some polar bears in the Far North.

Arctic Climate Change Causing Severe Ice Injuries to Polar Bear Paws

Polar bear at the zoo

Climate change: Longer ice-free periods may lead to smaller Hudson Bay polar bear population

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