National Polar Bear Day, which is also known as International Polar Bear Day, focuses our attention on conservation efforts and learning more about the Polar Bear on February 27th.
Did you know Polar Bears can reach a height of 9 ft tall and a weight of 1400 pounds. Polar Bears use their large, slightly webbed front paws to paddle as they swim. Polar Bears are powerful swimmers, some Polar Bears swim hundreds of miles from land. However, some of the distance may have been covered by floating on sheets of ice.
Some organizations use National Polar Bear Day to raise awareness of the declining number of Polar Bears worldwide. Many believe global warming and the consequential loss of their natural habitat threaten Polar Bears. Groups around the world gather together to find ways to make a difference and spread information to others.
Let’s Celebrate NATIONAL POLAR BEAR DAY
- Today is the day to visit the Library to learn more about the Polar Bear, its environment, and how it lives.
- Gather your family and watch a documentary like The Arctic Tale, directed by Sarah Robertson and Adam Ravetch (2007.
Each year, Polar Bears International sponsors National Polar Bear Day which they have been celebrating since at least 2011.
Fact about Polar Bears:
A Polar Bear’s skin is actually black and its thick, insulating fur is translucent.
B. Polar bears cover quite a bit of territory but there home in the Arctic spans from Russia, across Norway, Greenland, Canada, and some parts of Alaska.
C. Some Polar Bears and Grizzly Bears have bred creating a hybrid Bear which are called various names including Grolar or Pizzly Bears.
Charlie and I wanted to share this book about Polar Bears we are going to read in our Homeschool Reading Class this morning: National Geographic Readers: Polar Bears Paperback then we will be coloring this Polar bear Coloring Sheet above. Would you like to join us for our reading and art class? For cooking class we can make and decorate cookies in the shape of Polar Bears.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
