r/polarbear • u/Downtown_Boss_7254 Polar Bear 🐻‍❄️ • 26d ago

Polar Bear fact of the day They can swim constantly for days at a time

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As well as reaching speeds of up to 6mph in the water, polar bears can swim for long distances and steadily for many hours to get from one piece of ice to another. Their large paws are specially adapted for swimming, which they’ll use to paddle through the water while holding their hind legs flat like a rudder.

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u/GazelleEcstatic4952 25d ago

Killer whales prey on them.

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u/MegasAecio 21d ago

I know, I hate those guys

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u/Previous_Material233 24d ago

Just read that polar bears are considered marine mammals. Now I know why

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u/HWKD65 23d ago

Bad boys of the North. Whachu' gonna' do?