What color is a polar bear's fur?

Answer 1

The polar bear skin is black. The hairs are often called clear or transparent but are not truly transparent. They are also not white. They look white due to reflection. The hair of the fur contains keratin but no real pigment colors. Keratin is almost clear, but is off-white, the same as your fingernails, which are also composed of keratin. Viewed side-on, the polar bears' hairs appear colorless; viewed lengthwise (as if one were looking down a tube) the hairs no longer appear transparent.

Answer 2

The color of a polar bear's fur can vary.

Colors vary from pure white, to a yellow-like hue.

The outer hair is clear. (their skin is black)
The fur, which appears to be white, is actually made up of almost colorless, almost transparent hairs. However, the hairs are not fully transparent. They contain keratin. Keratin is almostclear but is off-white, the same as your fingernails, which are also composed of keratin. Viewed side-on, the hairs appear colorless; viewed lengthwise (as if one were looking down a telescope) the hairs no longer appear transparent.

Reflection of the sunlight from the densely packed, almost colorless hairs makes polar bears appear to be white in a sort of optical illusion.

The long, coarse guard hairs are hollow, letting the warming rays of the sun reach to the dark skin that acts as a solar heat collector. The air-filled guard hairs also help insulate the bears from the cold temperatures. The hairs of the thick undercoat are also nearly colorless, but are not hollow.

For many years, scientists operated under the theory that the individual hair might act as fiber optics taking sunlight directly to the skin. This has recently been proven to be incorrect.

Surprisingly, the polar bears' skin color is black. The bears' black skin absorbs heat from the sun. Under the skin is a thick layer of fat in healthy individuals. Even in the coldest Arctic weather, the polar bear is very comfortable. The Polar bear can swim in ice laden sea water quite comfortably. It is more in danger of hyperthermia (over-heating) than hypothermia (freezing).
A polor bear has no color to its fur. Their fur is clear hollow tubes and almost not fur at all. It only looks white to the human eye because the sun reflects from it almost the same way water in a pond looks blue because of the sun. This 100percent true and based upon scientific sources.
The outer fur of most polar bears is white. However, the skin underneath its fur is totally black.
Polar bears fur is clear and is reflected bythe light with the snow and ice. Polar bears have black skin.
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Answer 3

Polar bear fur is transparent, not white.
A polar bear has almost transparent (colourless/clear) fur. The reason most people mistake polar bears in having white fur is because the sun reflects off the white snow making the bear seems like they have white fur.
A polar bears fur is actually transparent, not white as you would think. It is the sun reflecting of the fur which makes it look white.

Answer 4

Surprisingly, the polar bears' skin color is black. The bears' black skin absorbs heat from the sun and soaks up as many of the sun's rays as possible to help in temperature regulation in the bears' freezing environment. Under the skin is a thick layer of fat in healthy individuals which provides insulation from the weather. The fur, which appears to be white, is actually made up of almost colorless, almost transparent hairs. The long, coarse guard hairs are hollow, allowing the warming rays of the sun to reach to the dark skin that acts as a solar heat collector. With these characteristics suited for their environment, they are more in danger of hyperthermia (over-heating) than hypothermia (freezing). Even in the coldest Arctic weather, the polar bear is very comfortable.

The air-filled hollow guard hairs also help insulate them from extreme temperatures. The hairs of the thick undercoat are similarly nearly colorless but are not hollow. Reflection of the sunlight from the densely packed, almost colorless hairs makes polar bears appear to be white in a sort of optical illusion.

The hairs are not fully transparent because they contain keratin. Keratin can seem almost clear but is actually off-white, the same as your fingernails that are also composed of keratin. Viewed side-on, the hairs appear colorless; viewed lengthwise (as if one were looking down a telescope) the hairs no longer appear transparent. For many years, scientists operated under the theory that the individual hair might act as fiber optics taking sunlight directly to the skin. This has recently been proven to be incorrect.

Their skin is white, and the texture is fur.

The poar bears skin is black, and the fur is see-through, but the light reflecting off of it makes is white

Polar bears have transparent fur over black skin.

Reflection of the sunlight from the densely packed transparent hairs makes polar bears seem to be white.

The very white bear has a black skin (under all that white fur). You can see it at the nose.

The skin color is actually black, but the fur is yellowish-white.
The skin of a polar bear is actually black. While it appears to be white, the fur of a polar bear is actually transparent.

Answer 5

Polarbear fur is actually transparent, the reason why their fur looks white is because it reflects and scatters visible light, which we perceive as while. The fact that they live with a primarily white background only emphasizes this.

Answer 6

The colour of a polar bear skin is actually black.

Answer 7

The skin of the polar bear is black. The fur is white, however.

Answer 8

Actually, the polar bear fur has no color. It is translucent but appears to be white.

Answer 9

The fur is actually transparent and has no color but appears white.

Answer 10

polar bears fur is white