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Polar Bear

Ursus Maritimus

Photo by SeanRees
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Field Notes

Notes:

He has a pretty sweet scar on his right foreleg. You can see his black skin quite well. Underneath all the fur Polar Bears have black skin. Thank You David Attenborough for that bit of knowledge.

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Polar Bear

Ursus Maritimus

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Comments (2)
HeatherMiller
Why the scar? Was he injured and the zoo put him back together again?

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