A little Tuesday polar bear action…
Posted by ericww on January 25, 2011
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JUST spotted this story on the BBC website… really amazing!… A polar bear swam continuously for over nine days, covering 687km (426 miles), a new study has revealed. Scientists studying bears around the Beaufort sea, north of Alaska, claim this endurance feat could be a result of climate change.
Polar bears are known to swim between land and sea ice floes to hunt seals. But the researchers say that increased sea ice melts push polar bears to swim greater distances, risking their own health and future generations.
If you want to read more, you’ll need to visit the source of this story here … sadly, my limited ‘editorial’ budget doesn’t cover such journalistic forays 
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