Dog Body Language

: s Bear lar Po N O I C IFE E A L by Hannah Schardt For most animals, living in the frigid Arctic would be too much to “bear.” But for polar bears, all that ice is very nice! T hese two roly-poly polar bear cubs follow their mom from one chunk of ice to another, nearly splashing into the slushy seawater. Wouldn’t a leap like this make you freeze with fear? Not so for these little cubs. Just like their mom, they’re built for a life surrounded by chilly water, snow—and especially ice. To get the cold, hard facts on FLORIAN SCHULZ/VISIONSOFTHEWILD.COM (6-7); polar bears, jump on over to the next page. 6 PATRICK KIENTZ/BIOSPHOTO/MINDEN PICTURES (6 INSET) 7