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Fast Face: Did You Know?
They don’t hibernate. Pregnant females will curl up in their dens and become less active, but polar bears in general will keep hunting and eating throughout the whole winter. While land bears hibernate, their body temperature drops to about 0C (32F). When polar bears sleep in winter, their body temperature never goes below 31C (88F).
Read more at Tundra Buggy and explore more polar bears at explore.org.
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Move Over Monday: Siku Memories
Move over to Denmark where Siku the polar bear is playing with his new friend. We asked for your favorite memories of watching Siku grow up on our live cam, and Carol wrote:
Favorite memory
Sitting with keeper Frank as a tiny cub at the howdy window to the adult polar bears. So curious but cautious like he would have been in the wild with his momma watching him. Anytime seeing the staff babysitting Siku. So happy he is old enough for a girlfriend.
Thank you for this cam as well as all the other wonderful ones.
Walk down memory lane again with baby Siku here.
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Siku Has a New Friend!
Smilla is an older, female polar bear he’d rub noses with through their fence. Now they spend half days in the same enclosure, playing and sleeping side-by-side. See more of Siku and Smilia on the live cam and read more about his progress from our partners at Polar Bears International.
If you’ve been following Siku from the start, tell us your favorite memory of him: share@explore.org.
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Too Cute Tuesday
Check out the Polar Bear Channel for all things Arctic and fuzzy.
Did You Know? When cubs are first born they weigh between 16-24 oz., but by the time they emerge from the den (after about 3-4 months) they weigh 22-33 pounds.
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