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A polar bear's liver contains between 24,000 and 35,000 IU per gram. The tolerable upper level of vitamin A intake for a healthy adult human is 10,000 IU. This is why eating a polar bear's liver can kill a human due to the massive amount of vitamin A it contains.
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∙ 14y agoPolar Bear diet usally consist of fish and marine mammals which are high in vitamin A.
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Why do the livers of seals contain a large amount of vitamin A?
Liver contains high levels of vitamin A, and because polar bears subsist largely on seals, including seal liver, their own livers are loaded with vitamin A.
Do polar bears swim in salt or fresh water?
Scince the polar bears live in the arctic, the arctic ocean surrounds the therefore they swim in salt water. Never eat a polar bears liver or you will die because their liver has Vitamin K which is poisonous to humans.
What animal liver would kill you of vitamin A poisoning?
Polar bear liver
Do humans eat polar bears?
Yes, humans eat polar bears. Many people in the arctic do. As well, many humans use their furs for coats and other uses.Ask people in Alaska, I am sure they do but other polars bears eat each other.Certainly. But beware of the liver, it is very rich in vitamin A, and eating too much has caused the death of polar explorers. -------------------------------------------------- You should not do this because Polar Bears are becoming endangered, but apart from this, while Polar bear meat is sometimes eaten by indigenous people or fed to dogs, frequently the the meat is infected with trichina (a parasite that infects humans) and the liver contains a harmful concentration of vitamin A.
Can you eat black bear liver?
They are endangered species....no one would let you eat an endangered species liver!! Actually polar bears are not endangered. The correct answere is that if you eat polar bear liver you will overdose on vitamin A.
Can animals be poisoned by liver?
Yes, if the liver is putrid it could poison an animal. Also the livers of some animals (eg that of a polar bear) contain so much vitamin A that if a human ate it (humans are animals) they would get vitamin A poisoning.
What can you do to stop polar bears becoming extinct because of oil drilling?
Polar bears are not threatened by oil drilling. If they were, drilling measures to contain spills could be enhanced.
Is creatine polar?
Yes, It is. Creatine is created by the liver and kidneys from three amino acids. The polar interactions contain hydrogen bonds.
To what are polar bears related?
polar bears are related to bears.
Who saves polar bears?
Polar bears do.
How do the male polar bears and female polar bears make baby polar bears?
They reproduce.
Do polar bears grow fast?
POLAR BEARS Polar bears actually grow pretty fast.
