
Polar Bear Swim in Kangasala, Western Finland. The photographer added, “Polar bear swimming on Christmas Eve. It was -26 C (-14 F) out and +90 C (+195 F) in the sauna.” Photo #1 by Karri Ojanen
Polar Bear Swim in Kangasala, Western Finland. The photographer added, “Polar bear swimming on Christmas Eve. It was -26 C (-14 F) out and +90 C (+195 F) in the sauna.” Photo #1 by Karri Ojanen
While not a traditional holiday mascot, ever since Coca-Cola paired polar bears with Christmas marketing, it gives us another reason to post these beautiful white bears. Did you know that female polar bears prepare small dens, normally on sea ice or on the mainland, where they will
give birth to usually two cubs which are born in December or January? The cubs are born blind, hairless, and are no bigger than squirrels. Polar bear cubs remain with their mother for about 2 1/2 years. Photo #1 by HDWallpapers
This is baby Knut, the polar bear that was rejected by its mother Tosca after Knut was born on December 5, 2006. He weighed only 19 pounds (9 kilograms). Berlin zoo employee Thomas Doerflein plays with polar bear cub Knut in this picture. Knut had to be reared by hand and bottle-fed by Doerflein at the Berlin Zoo in Germany. They had a very special bond that is almost never seen between human and polar bear. Photo #1 by Jeremy C. Munns