The Polar Bear Cub

Polar Bear Cub

Twin polar bear cubs are born in a den which their mother digs in a snow drift; they are the same size as their brown cousins. For three weeks their mother warms them and feeds them. Her milk is so rich in protein that in ten weeks they will weigh nearly five kilogrames. When they first emerge from their den, they are greeted l)y bitter cold—fifteen degrees below zero—but the cubs are well protected by their thick fur. They wander about in amazement at the vast expanse of sea and ice which will one day become their undisputed realm.

Having survived their first winter, the cubs are taken into the water by their mother. To avoid being swept away by the current they grip her tail with their teeth. Here a family rests on a block of ice; the young bears watch with interest as a school of whales swim   

The Polar Bear with the scientific name Ursus maritimus lives in 

all Arctic coast regions The Inuit call it “Nanook“ and say that it has supernatural powers. It is a big, muscular bear with a weight of 300 to 600 kilograms and a total length – from nose to tail – of up to 3.5 metres. The biggest known Polar Bear had a weight of 1,002 kilograms and a length of 3.65 metres.

The Polar Bear’s fur is white to yellowish and has the property to convert 95 percent of the ultraviolet radiation into heat. Every single hair of the fur – it is transparent and hollow – is able to capture the light from any direction. The Polar Bear’s fur insulates optimally and gives almost no heat off to the outside. The food of the Polar Bear consists mainly of meat, but also of seaweed, crabs, sea birds, bird eggs, berries, carrion, and sometimes they even carry off some flat fish.

The Ursus maritimus is an excellent swimmer and was already seen several hundred kilometres far into the open sea. It is also a good diver and is able to stay under water for up to two minutes. High up in the north, west of Hudson Bay, is the location of Churchill, the city with Canada’s most northern deep-sea harbour. Every year from the end of September until mid-November, Churchill, which is located at the edge of the timberline in the middle of an ancient Polar Bear trail, turns into the "Polar Bear Capital of the World".

With cross-country vehicles, the so-called “Tundra Buggies“, it is possible to watch the

Polar Bears in the tundra between Nelson and Churchill River. Between mid-November and the end of November, when the Hudson Bay freezes up – often the temperatures fall below –50° Celsius -, the Polar Bears disappear abruptly from the

coastal stretches. At this time they stay up to 300 kilometres away from the land on the

frozen bay. Here at the open watering places they hunt for seals.

They carry them off by sneaking up to the seals lying on the ice, which sometimes can take hours, or they waylay them at the holes in the ice crust. Sometimes they also hunt for seals in the open water channels by swimming.

In July, when the ice starts to melt at the end of the Arctic spring, the Polar Bears often let themselves be carried ashore on ice floes.

Their destination is the mainland or the endless tundra along the coast. In late summer they head north again. In this season, the Polar Bears search for carrion of marine creatures. Their food also consists of land mammals and plants. In the northwest of Hudson Bay they wait for frost and ice.

Then the time of hunger is over, the cycle closes as soon as they have reached the open water channels with the seals.

The Polar Bear do we really listen when they talk.
No wild animal in the wilderness has been able to grace the winter and colder temperatures of the Arctic like the polar bear. With cold weather for almost half the year and with dwindling population, the polar bear has entered the threatened species list and has not officially and endangered species and is under strict protection according to the United States Law.

The Polar Bear Blaming Game
Since Man is always the cause of all the extinction of many of the endangered species, the polar bear is not going for extinction because of hunting of the polar bear but because of the natural phenomenon brought about by the retraction of the ice bergs at the Arctic sea.

With the bear’s source of food mainly composed of seals, penguins and fish and other marine animals found within the polar bear environment, the polar bear. While most of the brown or grizzly bear hibernate and wait for the high protein salmon eggs to arrive from the lower parts of the rivers  coming home to lay eggs, these polar bears with the global warming have to adopt with the shortage of food and with less stepping ground to tread on thus many feeding polar bears with bear cubs end up without food.

The Bear family sniffing up the global changes
Since polar bears are well acquainted with their natural bear surroundings many polar bears will always sleep on the ice, give birth to bear cubs in the burrows under the snow mainly comprising of two to three baby bears and all the hunting and training will take place in the polar bear environment. How long will the polar bears going to endure the global warming.

The polar region is already changing and it will continue to change for a period which no body knows. Should all the bears be rounded up and take to higher ground or should every bear use their own survival tactics and brave the changing global warming conditions? How about the natives who live in those regions where polar bears are the source of protein, clothing and even shelter? What should their plight be? Though in the whole and in the main and being in the bear natural environment with depleted food sources, there are things which need to be changed. With many nations scrambling for natural resources in the polar embedded region something needs to be done in order to alleviate this already problem in the near distant future.

The way polar bears need to talk
While the grizzly bear is already spreading havoc in many parts of its habitat as has been in many part of the news, are we going to see more animal attacks in our vicinity, Well time will only tell as it has been man's natural behavior that:  A lot of people spend time talking to the Wild Animals, but not that many people listen. Giant crocodiles are hunted for their trophies, dear face the same fate while goose are also not spared.

Polar bears like any other wild animals also have feelings, they need love & affection just as we all have families, their rights should not be infringed the way we humans need out rights to be protected by law and as a rule of law. We should take care of polar bears and other wild animals as they are part of us as it has been from the primitive age to this modern world. I know it’s a bear jungle out there but if we all know how our modern jungles are; it’s just the courage to make our world friendly.

Whether we need to put our dogs, cats, snakes, lions in a nice comfortable house with a strong fence to keep a check on them if we are of sound mind, putting a muzzle on the animals while in the public assures the safety of the masses as its only through information, education and communication which can instill the dangers of such animals at bay hence a peaceful society that we should all cherish and adhering to both human and animal rights as well.

The same way applies to people venturing in any bear habitat. Though the preventive means of any bear attacks are always perceived as true, many a times people don’t heed to this bear attack warnings and end up being victims of circumstances. We just need to expect the unexpected despite all odds now that we are living in a world where even the polar bears have to face changes the way nature portrays it.



October 27, 2011. BRYAN WALSH | Time.com. Why Coke Is Going White for Polar Bears
The 125-year-old Coca-Cola Company doesn't like to mess with its brand image. That's in part because it's so valuable — according to Interbrand Coke has the best brand in the world — but also because previous efforts to tweak its image haven't always worked out so well, and sometimes lead to things like this.

So perhaps it's a measure of the company's dedication to the environment that Coca-Cola has decided to change the color of its iconic cans for the holiday season — white, to draw attention to the plight of the polar bear. Coke and the environmental group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have joined together to promote the Arctic Home project, which will involve turning 1.4 billion Coke cans white, emblazoned with the image of a mother polar bear and her cubs pawing through the Arctic. There will also be white bottle caps on other Coke branded drinks, all running from the beginning of November to February. "In 125 years we've never changed the color of the Coke can," says Katie Bayne, president and GM of Coca-Cola Sparking Beverages. "We really see this as a bold gesture." (See the top 10 bad beverage ideas.)

Bold gestures are exactly what the polar bears needs. There's a reason the planet's largest land carnivores have emerged as the symbols of climate change — perhaps no species is more directly impacted by warming temperatures than the polar bear. They depend on Arctic sea ice as a major habitat and hunting ground, but sea ice is vanishing rapidly, shrinking to its second-lowest level on record this past summer. As the ice melts, polar bears are forced to swim further and further for food — and some, especially young cubs, simply won't make it. "We're watching the ice shrink in front of our eyes, and if there is no ice, there are no bears," says Carter Roberts, the president and CEO of WWF. "The polar bears need our help."

One way to help them, of course, is to reduce carbon emissions and blunt the worst effects of global warming. That's ... not really happening all that quickly. So that leaves adaptation, which for polar bears means locating the areas of Arctic sea ice that might be less vulnerable to warming. That's exactly what WWF is trying to do, identifying the Last Ice area that may remain solid long after other areas of the Arctic have melted. The group is working with Canadian government and the local Inuit community to create a kind of climate refuge in the Last Ice capable of supporting polar bears for decades into the future. "We aren't creating the Last Ice area — climate change is," says Geoff York, the WWF's polar bear expert. "We just want to make sure that the conditions are there to support the polar bears and the people who will be living with them." (See pictures of Germany's Latest Polar Bear Celebrity.)
That's going to take a lot of research — York points out that the high Arctic area is "one of the least understood places on Earth" — and that research is going to cost money, potentially as much as $10 million. (It's not cheap operating in the remote ice.) That's where Coke comes in. The company — which has used polar bears in its holiday ads for decades — is donating $2 million to WWF, and will match consumer donations through March 15 up to $1 million. Individuals will be able to text donations at a dollar apiece to 357357, or donate online at Arctichome.com. "Coke has made a kind of foundational commitment that has never before been seen in our history," says Roberts. "They're taking their biggest promotional season and dedicating it to this cause."
It'll take a lot more than soda to save the polar bears, which are already listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. But a little highly carbonated holiday cheer won't hurt.

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The Grizzly Bear

The Brown Bear Cub

The she-bear has two to three calf weighing about half a kilogram, was born between early December and January  During the first week their mother lovingly attentive and never leaves the moment. Blind and helpless at birth the cute little baby brown bears open their eyes after a month. After all these dangerous or unexpected months when these little bears are vulnerable to other bear predators, weather permitting, they stay in the den with their mother and only go hunting if the weather permits.  

The brown bear is just one of the lucky animals to be born in a place where it doesn't have to worry about a dozen natural predators which would have attacked its little babies as compared to animals born in the African Savannah Jungle where there are all kinds of predators big and small waiting t make a meal out of the newly born babies out there in the wild.

After two more months of spring arrives the cute brown bears try their first food: berries, mushrooms, buds, tender leaves and insects are just part of the new born baby bears while they are out there in the wild. At this tender age they tend to be some of the most playful animals in the wild with all the freedom to roam the bushes and the new bear habitat which will be their home for the next generation to come. 

With no time to waste the baby bears start to learn to run and jump and make clumsy attempts in tree climbing. With their natural instincts trying to kick in, their pranks get a response from their mother: a few smack on their backside to let them know that its dangerous to venture into such tree climbing activities until they are fully grown and ready with the muscles needed to do so.

If lion cubs are born with spots just like leopards when they are born, the bear cub takes a full six years to mature and during this period his distinctive white collar gradually disappears. This natural wonder is something which is just part of animal nature which people have not been able to understand in the animal kingdom  While a lot is still not yet know about animals, these are just some of the few bear or animal facts which will keep on puzzling people till a lot of research is done to come up with solutions

I) Delightful and amusing, with very expressive features that show the most varied reactions, the young brown bear grows up slowly. Whether you see twin cubs with their mother in the woods and you are surprised by they or they are surprised by the sudden appearance of a red squirrel, these are just some of the learning processes of the cute little brown bear cubs. As part of growing up, the little between bear cubs will always be  under the protection of the mother bear who will take no chances in protecting its young ones. 

With a good sense of smell and a very watchful eyes to its natural habitat and anyone who encroaches on its habitat, the mother bear will always attack without warning and intruders in this bear country or natural habitat are always at risk of dangerous bear attacks during this period when bears are young and just growing up.

The European and Asiatic brown have been attacked by lynxes and even Siberian tigers. The mother bear defends cubs ferociously. in many of the occasion of some of the animal attacks you will always find the mother bear lashing out against a tiger and within no time she has secured her cubs’ safety up a tree.

Bear

The Black Bears, the Polar Bears, the Brown Bears and the Grizzly bears
Dangerous bear attacks and dangerous bear encounters have left many people who visit the bear territory with very scary news about bear episodes. Have the bears increased in number or are people have people started being aware of bears and the atrocities they inflict on human beings. 

These are just some of the questions people tend to ask about the common bears people see during their natural trail, behind their farms and during their resort while far away from the hustles and bustles of the city. While many people want to run away from such dangerous and daily hectic environment, these natural which have a lot of flora and fauna possess some of the most dangerous animals from the biggest grizzly bears to the tinniest rainforest deadly scorpions and not forgetting the most poisonous snakes found in many natural habitat.

Bear species and dangerous bear attacks in the world

These beautiful Bears and bear attacks mostly take place in North America, South America, Europe and the Asian continent.


With the diversity of different bear habitat there are different bear species. The most dangerous bears are found in the American continent. The American black bear (ursinus americanus) is mostly found in many parts of North America North American countries such as Canada, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Colombia, Venezuela, panama Honduras and Guatemala which accounts for many dangerous animal attacks together with the polar bear (ursinus. maritimus). On the other hand, the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) just as dangerous as the American black bear, these deadly animals are found in the Andean region of South America and mostly in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and  Venezuela .


In South Asia with different diverse of animal species and bear species the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is mostly found in Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma, Bhutan and Bangladesh where as the great  the sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)  is also a part of this region as well. With different geographical features and land mass,  the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is mostly found in countries such as  Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia.


The mighty  brown bear (ursinus. arctos), from parts of Europe mainly in Norway, UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, central Asia republics, Russia, Japan and  mostly in Canada and the United States of America


Polar Bear attacks are dangerous grizzly bear attacks are not just found in the North American region mainly Canada and many parts of the USA but when people such as mountain climbers, back packers and mountain bikers and people who go camping always fall victims of dangerous bear attacks. Who would want to get killed by a grizzly or a black bear. Although rumor has it that many bear attack are mostly faced by hunters, hikers and campers, these beautiful creatures can be your next door neighbor depending on what part of the world you are living in. Bears can get very aggressive, but if you know what to do to prevent possible attacks, you can keep yourself and those with you safe.

Bear Attacks

Whether it’s the Polar bear, the black bear or the brown bear, these bears are very powerful animals and with their encroachment of their natural habitat they always fear less and will not hesitate to attack or kill any other animal or any human being with reasons which are still yet not know to man as there are many of attacks made on humans which have not gone on record. Day in and day out there is always something on the news with very dangerous heroic bear attacks who live to share their experiences and the bear ordeal.


Zoo keepers, farmers, rangers, travelers, animal trainers and bear pet owners have fallen victims of these unpredictable wild bears  which result I many of the dangerous bear attacks in many parts of the world. There are many books written about the grizzly bears and how to defend yourself from a bear attack when you come across one or encounter a bear whether in its natural habitat or in your environment. Bear movies and documentaries  have been made to show how power these animals are and what do when you encounter a bear and what to carry while you are out there in a bear territory.

People have to respect that all animals whether small or big young or old can be very lethal depending on their mood and the situation or circumstances we find them in. Rushing in any animal protection zone without reading the warning signs makes you even the number one prey to any animal attacks or any animal related accident or incident

Bear education and information

Has all this bear information really sunk in as a weapon on how to defend oneself from these top most dangerous animals in the world.  Well with the increase in people wanting to visit and to be close to nature, just as wild animals and nature itself which is unpredictable, with all the foreseen and unforeseen bear attack preparation, many of these bear encounters happen very quickly and many bear attacks victims only have very minutes to react to or are over whelmed by events with the surprise bear  attacks with all bear protection tool, equipment and protection gear at their disposal


Forget gentle Ben – when a bear rears on its hind legs you know you’re in trouble. Although bears have a fearsome reputation, you are statistically more likely to survive a bear attack than to perish, but that’s small consolation to those who are faced with a bristling bear. With five attacks in Canada in 2005 alone, it seems that they’re on the increase due to human destruction of, and encroachment on, bears’ natural habitat.

Bear encounters and bear attacks

Many people have had many bear encounters and many different bear tales to tell despite the fact that people have followed all bear attacks rules and procedures to follow when attacked with a mother bear with a child, a hungry bear or even a bear which has been stalking you the moment you were in the bear territory or a bear which is just hungry for adventure or human blood. 

Those with a lot of respect with the dangerous animals are more advantageous while in the forest as compared to those who have no respect to these deadly animals which can maul you and leave you for bed and be consumed with the dangerous natural earth and never to be found again

What are the main causes of dangerous bear attacks encounters?

Animal or human survival and continuation of species is the most important animal attribute where as animal attacks is just a by product of the animal attacks instincts just like any dangerous lion, hippopotamus, crocodile and wild cats as a whole.

With the changing human habits and standards of living, many animals have adapted to many human condition out of their natural habitat and tried to co exist. Animals have families and the have feelings. Animals acquire a good taste for good food just as humans and when it comes to scavenging for food, many of these dangerous animals not forgetting monkeys, dogs and even some birds of prey will linger around garbage bins and look for human food while in the wilderness and mainly in the bear country or habitat.

By the time someone’s trying to throw garbage or look for his food container while in the woods, backcountry or camping, these dangerous animals spring for action and attack as a defense mechanism and because they see man as their only predator for bears and hence most bear attacks occur. Bears are very inquisitive animals and with the smell of food will get any bear attracted to it. Keeping food in air-tight containers bear proof containers is just one way of preventing pears from camping in your camp site without the permission of your company in the first place despite being in their territory. 

Bear hunting and endangered species

Bear hunters for their skin, bear meat and for bear sport trophy also find themselves victims of bear attacks if not well prepared during their bear search operations. Whether the number of bears has increased in the Hudson Bay or in Alaska or decreased in other major cities or country sides of USA and Canada, the fact remains that many bear hunters with the  new hunting trends fly with helicopters to most of these regions. 

Given the clear facts that it’s much safer to go bear hunting on foot rather that fly over the bear natural habitat the prevailing uncertain weather conditions, natural terrain makes it difficult to spot the biggest bears to shoot down hence many bear cubs find refuge near human localities in many human habitat far from many cities and remote villages.


Those who are unaware of thee bears who are also experts in climbing trees are left at the mercy of the dangerous bears and the only rule of thumb is to play dead. For those who have the guts to face the bears on a one on one, many bears always would charge to defend their food.

A bear bluff is always a good warning for any sane person to think twice and back off leaving the bear in peace otherwise face the giant razor sharp claws of the bear which can dismember your neck with a single blow before mauling your neck, arms and legs. 

Many of the bear attacks are always preventable so long as some few prevention mechanisms are well put into place such as warning a bear that you are in its locality. Spotting any bear tracks on the ground can give you a heads start of what to expect or to backtrack and follow another rout with less bear markings or bear sightings.

Bear country and and causes of attacks

Given many different bear habitats one wonders as to why other people are attacked with bears while visiting the same bear country or woodland. With different bear living conditions and lifespan, different seasons have their own bear story encounters.  Bears go for hibernation and when they come out after those long periods of starvation with its new cabs following behind; being caught in the middle of such a bear family is already a justified cause for the mother bear to attack.


In most cases people like to go in the woods during spring and while the mother bear is also up in the trees looking for bear fruits, bear nuts and barks of trees to chew, many victims of bear attacks get a kick start as trackers or campers tend to feed the bear cubs unknowingly of the mother bear presence in the nearby woods. Feeding of animals is a thing which should be avoided while you are out the in the jungle. Let it not be the cause of many unfolding events which could be just seconds away from disaster and end up being airlifted with your life hanging by the thread.


As it has been in many cases in bear country, with all the bear precaution measures being in cooperated and adhered to, lets all remember that it’s a jungle out there. With all the smell which you leave behind, every twig that you break and every drop of your belonging that you leave behind will always give many of the dangerous wild animals in their habitat a very good trail to follow you day in and day out.


With their good sense of smell, bears are some of the best animals with a very good sense of smell as they can pinpoint your exact location. In many National Parks in the USA such as the Yellowstone National park and other controlled wildlife environment, wildlife protected areas and animal sanctuaries have strategically well placed bear-proof trash bins available in different parts of these hungry predators to keep and to keep other dangerous animals  from lurking around the area which might be a mere cause for imminent animal attack.


With lonesome or multiple bears on your trail for many campers and hackers, good terrain or climbing shoes will come in handy; a good pair of binoculars to search and scan any bears in the distance or around the campsite once in a while is a must for all people going into these bear habitats. Bear pepper sprays, a pair of pocket knife or a walking stick night save you from that extra degree with that bear preparation set of tools.

SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT Grizzly Bears:

1. "Grizzly Bears: The Furry Giants of the Wilderness"

2. "Bear Necessities: A Guide to Surviving in Grizzly Country"

3. "The Hairy Truth About Grizzly Bears: Myths vs. Reality"

4. "From Cubs to Giants: The Life Cycle of Grizzly Bears"

5. "Grizzly Bear Encounters: When the Wild Comes Knocking"

6. "Bear With Me: The Adorable Quirks of Grizzly Cubs"

7. "The Grizzly Bear's Diet: What Do These Furry Giants Eat?"

8. "Grizzly Bear Conservation: How We Can Protect These Majestic Beasts"

9. "Fur Real: The Fascinating Biology of Grizzly Bears"

10. "Grizzly Bears vs. Humans: Can We Coexist in the Wild?"

Responsible for: An estimated 500-1000 fatalities a year.

Hangs out in: 

North America, Canada, North Pole, Russia and isolated pockets around the world.

Method of dispatch: 

There are many different sub-species of bear and not all of them are vicious. However, the polar, black and grizzly varieties are deadliest. Bears will trample, maul and generally savage their prey until they’re frightened off or finish the job; and will attack for a variety of reasons, hunger being one. You should always keep food well away from your camp.

Useful avoidance techniques: 

If you are faced with an angry bear (categorized by snorting, false bluffs, ground beating, etc.), slowly back away from the bear, watching it all the while. DO NOT turn and run. If it continues to act aggressively, you should respond in kind by shouting and throwing sticks and stones while continuing to back away. If a bear is upon you, fight back as you will stand a better chance of survival than if you play dead.  

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