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Black is the best absorbant color for light. As the hair of the polar bear transmits light to the skin it is best that the skin is black to absorb the light energy - which is a good thing for an animal living in the arctic. "?"
Black is the best adsorbent color for light.As the hair of the polar bear transmits light to the skin it is best that the skin is black to adsorb the light Engracia is a good for an polar bear.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 15y agoA polar bear's entire skin is black! Polar bear fur is actually colorless. The hairs are hollow to allow light to penetrate down to the bear's skin. The skin is black to absorb heat from the sunlight and keep the bear warmer. Sometimes, algae grow inside the hollow hairs, and the bear turns a greenish color!
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∙ 13y agoThey have dark blue tongues because they live on the ice and they need something to keep them warm and their tongues absorb the warmth from the sun and keeps them warm for a while.
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∙ 13y agoThey are not black, they are white to be camouflaged with the snow.
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∙ 6y agoThe polar bear has black skin to absorb heat from the sun. However, their fur is transparent but appears white.
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What color is a black bears tongue?
Well, as they are called black bears, a black bears tongue is actually blue.
How black bears and polar bears are similar?
They are both bears.
Are there any blue polar bears?
polar bears can have pink blue and black tounges
What is the skincolour of polar bears?
Polar Bears have black skin. Belive it or not, it's true.
How many bear species in Canada?
Brown bears, black bears ,Grizzly bearsActually, grizzly bears are brown bears (brown bears is the species name, and it includes Kodiak, Russian Brown Bears and Grizzlies among others). Also, there are Polar Bears in Canada as well. So the answer is Brown (Grizzly and Kodiak), Black, and Polar bears.brown grizzly and kodiak bears,black,and polar bears live in Canada
How are polar bears and American black bears similar?
They are both bears.
Do polar bears have gray skin?
no A polar bears skin is black, which allows them to absorb heat from the sun.
Are polar bears yellow sometimes?
Polar Bears are not yellow. They have black skin and white fur. They are probably.
Are bears located in the taiga?
Yes, Black Bears, Grizzly Bears, and Brown Bears, but no Polar Bears.
What is the grizzly bear related to?
Polar bears, black bears, brown bears, etc.
Are black bears related to any other bears in north America?
polar bears
What bears are native to the US?
There are three species of bears native to the United States. They are the Polar Bear, the Grizzly Bear and the Black Bear.
