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To: blueunicorn6

Here it is.....

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See his eyes?


6 posted on 01/14/2013 7:05:53 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: blueunicorn6

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/about-polar-bears/essentials/fur-and-skin

[snip] It is not actually white—it just looks that way. Each hair shaft is pigment-free and transparent with a hollow core that scatters and reflects visible light, much like what happens with ice and snow. Polar bears look whitest when they are clean and in sunlight, especially just after the molt period, which usually begins in spring and is complete by late summer. Before molting, oils from the seals they eat can make them look yellow. [/snip]


10 posted on 01/14/2013 7:13:53 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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