A mother polar bear with two cubs emerges from her den in the spring, when she can hunt newborn seals to replenish her fat reserves. For about two and a half years, mothers nurse their cubs with milk containing 35 percent fat—a security blanket for the Arctic winter. Like all polar bears, those on Hudson Bay in Arctic Canada need solid ice as a platform for hunting seals and seal pups, their main prey. Yet the bay is frozen in winter and spring, so from July to November bears must live off their fat reserves. Even at subzero temperatures, polar bears retain virtually all their body heat. Two layers of fur and thick fat act as superb insulation. 20'' x 16''.

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