Did you know polar bears aren’t actually white? 🐻‍❄️ They have black skin to absorb heat, and transparent fur that reflects light, helping them blend into the Arctic ❄️ #InternationalPolarBearDay 5 fun facts about polar bears in Canada 🇨🇦👇🏼 @SuperteamCAN

Did you know 60% of polar bears live in Canada? 🇨🇦 In Churchill, Manitoba the “world’s polar bear capital”, every autumn bears gather, waiting for the Hudson Bay ice to form so they can hunt seals. Cold = paradise! ❄️ 1

Polar bears have an amazing sense of smell! They can smell a seal under 1 meter of snow or even 30 km away (almost 20 miles!). Your WiFi sometimes doesn’t even reach your kitchen 😅… but for them, this superpower is essential for survival! 2

Female polar bears can fast for up to 180 days while protecting their cubs. They dig snow dens, give birth, and feed their cubs super-fat-rich milk. Cubs stay with their mother for 2–2.5 years, learning how to hunt and survive. 3

Polar bears are record-breaking swimmers! The longest swim ever recorded? 427 miles in 232 hours in the Beaufort Sea (almost 10 days!) 😲 Not for sport, pure survival. If you think you did a lot of cardio today… maybe not 😅 4

Why are we sharing these 5 facts about polar bears in Canada? Polar bears are declining due to climate change. 💔 The main threat? Loss of ice, which reduces food and habitat, along with human conflicts, hunting, and industrial accidents. 5

Learning these facts helps us understand how precious their existence is 🤍