10 Fun polar bear facts to celebrate Polar Bear Day 2021

The International Polar Bear Day is celebrated every year on February 27 thanks to Polar Bears International that aims to raise awareness about the damage that the planet is suffering due to global warming and, with it, the danger in which polar bears are due to changes in their habitat.

10 fun facts about polar bears

•  The fur of polar bears is transparent, but when reflecting sunlight, it appears white.

•  Its bite is greater than that of the white shark or that of any lion.

•  They communicate through their feet; they leave a scent trail on the surface that other polar bears can follow.

•  They can be as fast as a horse, reaching 40 km/h.

•  They have three eyelids. The third one helps protect them from the ultraviolet light of the snow.

•  Polar bears are invisible to infrared lights so they are not detected by night light tools.

•  Polar bears don’t drink water. Its body does a chemical function by absorbing the H2O it needs from its body fat.

•  Their layer of skin and hair is so thick that the water does not wet them.

•  The longest swim by a polar bear on record has been 687 kilometers without stopping, about 230 hours.

•  They have a blue tongue.