FLORIAN SCHULZ/VISIONSOFTHEWILD.COM (10-11, 10T) ” ES Trouble in “ParaIe“ R SE S The Arctic sea where polar bears A F NTIAL live should freeze over in early autumn— E  S WATCH IT! T ­ wo layers of thick fur k and not melt until late spring. But human- IN made gases are making the Earth B polar bears warm. The fur “ may look white eep warmer. This causes the sea ice hair is actually see-through. , but each to freeze later in the fall and The skin beneath is black, When sea ice which absorbs warmth melt much earlier in spring. NOSE , some from the sun. Without their sea-ice hunting is scarce This sensitive sniffer can polar bears may smell a seal on the ice from ground, the bears go hungry. . more than a mile away Scientists have recently seen hunt seabirds The nostrils close tightly eeps a instead of their . That k polar bears hunting seabirds and underwater - even dolphins—not prey they usual seals. swimming bear from get normally eat. That may sound as ting a noseful of icy water! if the polar bears are learning how to survive in a warming world. But scientists say the bears can’t get enough fatty meat from those animals to survive. Many people are trying to figure out ways to stop the planet from heating up even more. That would be good news for Earth— and great news for the polar bear. = TH EE T Sharp teeth are great for catching food and tearing PA€S off hunks of fat and These dinner plate- flesh. But these teeth ’t need to chew; sized paws are slightly don webbed to help with most hunks are . swimming. Bumpy swallowed whole footpads help them grip slippery ice . 10 11