{"id":3762570,"date":"2021-01-12T15:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=3762570"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:28:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T13:28:04","slug":"polar-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/us\/polar-bears\/","title":{"rendered":"Polar bears, as white as snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px||30px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||2px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]Measuring between 1.8 and 3\u00a0metres and weighing 350 to 680\u00a0kilos, the\u00a0<strong>polar bear<\/strong>\u2018s characteristic<strong>\u00a0white colouring<\/strong>\u00a0is owed to the translucent and hollow hairs of its fur which reflect the sunlight off of the sea ice. With their black skin that allows them to retain their body heat, their extremely dense underfur and their guard hair (a layer of long hairs), the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/us\/10-incredible-encounters-with-animals-on-the-other-side-of-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polar bear<\/a>\u00a0comfortably withstands the -30\u00b0C temperature of the\u00a0<strong>Arctic\u00a0<\/strong>winter but struggles when the it climbs above 10\u00b0C. We could believe that the bear gave its name to the North Pole (arctic comes from the Greek word arktos meaning \u201cbear\u201d), but it was in fact named after the Ursa Minor and Major constellations which allowed sailors to find their way in\u00a0<strong>Antiquity<\/strong>.<br>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d width=\u201d100%\u201d width_tablet=\u201d\u201d width_phone=\u201d\u201d width_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d module_alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||5px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d background_size=\u201dcontain\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Ours-blanc-EN-01.png\u201d alt=\u201dOurs-blanc-EN-01\u2033 title_text=\u201dOurs-blanc-EN-01\u2033 align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d24px||21px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]Why is the polar bear considered a marine mammal? Why do they like to roll around in the snow so much? How can you tell a male from a female?<\/p>\n<p>Laura Jourdan, <strong>PONANT naturalist-guide<\/strong>, shares her knowledge about this fascinating animal:<br>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video_slider _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_video_slider_item src=\u201dhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/X490DTM2BFY\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d show_image_overlay=\u201doff\u201d][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][\/et_pb_video_slider][et_pb_video_slider _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_video_slider_item src=\u201dhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FkQuawiGWUw\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d show_image_overlay=\u201doff\u201d][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][\/et_pb_video_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Measuring between 1.8 and 3 metres and weighing 350 to 680 kilos, the polar bear\u2018s characteristic white colouring is owed to the translucent and hollow hairs of its fur which reflect the sunlight off of the sea ice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3762575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1187],"tags":[],"thematique":[1490,1480,1472,1467,1460],"class_list":["post-3762570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curiosities-us","thematique-bears-us","thematique-essential-us","thematique-polar-wildlife-us","thematique-sea-ice-us","thematique-the-arctic-us"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Polar bears, as white as snow | PONANT US Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why is the polar bear white? 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