Polar bears and the Arctic

January 6th, 2018 by Carl D
A yearling polar bear cub on the edge of the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean, Alaska. Ursus maritimus.
A yearling polar bear cub on the edge of the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean, Alaska. Ursus maritimus.

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Hey folks,

A little known fact, but an important one. Particularly if you’re a penguin.

“Arktos” is an an ancient Greek word for “bear”.

“Arctic” is a reference to bear.

Polar bears, black bears and brown bears/grizzly bears can all be found living in the Arctic. i.e., in the northern hemisphere.

On the other hand, in the southern hemisphere equivalent there are no bears. Hence, we call it the “Antarctic”, or “Anti-arctic”.

That’s how awesome bears are.

Remember

… polar bears are in the Arctic. Penguins are in the Ant-Arctic .. because if they lived in the Arctic, bears would eat them.

Wanna come see polar bears this fall?

Cheers
Carl

Oh, and if you like polar bears, guess how heavy they are?

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