“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease ...
Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.
Ice-repelling properties of polar bear fur sebum offer sustainable solutions for preventing ice buildup on infrastructure.
Unique lipids in polar bear sebum prevent ice accumulation, paving the way for eco-friendly anti-icing materials.
Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...
Polar bears have a hidden-in-a-plain-sight superpower that anyone who has watched a wildlife documentary could have spotted: ice doesn’t stick to their fur. This has long been known to ...
Polar bears are struggling to survive as sea ice dwindles. Scientists have now quantified how much climate change has drastically reduced the number of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson Bay ...
Polar bear population decline the direct result of extended ‘energy deficit’ due to lack of food
U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to ...
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