VIDEO: Wild Polar Bear Attempts To Break Into Gordon Buchanan’s Shelter Gordon Buchanan comes face to face with a huge wild polar bear who is keen to get to what smells like a tasty meal. We’re not sure we’d be as calm as he was, but it sure makes for a good video. SnowBrains | May 7, 2019 0 Comments
State of Emergency Declared as Dozens of Polar Bears Invade Russian Village Belushya Guba, a hamlet in the Novaya Zemlya islands, in the Russian Arctic, has seen dozens of polar bears invade homes and businesses in an apparent search for food. As climate change wreaks havoc on the bears’ normal habitat, they’ve increasingly entered human habitations to scavenge for things to eat, reports the Adventure Journal. You might also like: 9 Amazing Facts […] SnowBrains | February 12, 2019 0 Comments
Polar Bear Shot Dead for Attacking Cruise Ship Guard A polar bear has been shot dead after it attacked a cruise ship guard on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, within the Arctic Circle. The guard suffered non-life-threatening head injuries and is said to be in a stable condition. He was assigned to protect tourists who had landed on Svalbard’s northernmost island from the MS Bremen, which is operated by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2018 1 Comment
Polar Bears: The Crazy Science Behind Their Black Skin and Transparent Fur Forget everything you’ve seen and learned – polar bears aren’t actually white. What? What color are they? Well, it’s complicated… An object’s color in general is determined by what color of light it reflects. A red car is reflecting red light, and absorbing all other colors. A black object is absorbing all colors, and reflecting none. White, on the other hand, […] Brains Mike Lavery | July 17, 2018 14 Comments
VIDEO: Insane Footage of Wildlife Photographer In Stand-Off with Polar Bear I don’t know whether this Russian photographer is stupid, brave, or what? The polar bear is considered the most dangerous of all bears. I imagine he had a rifle with him, so the outcome is way preferable to the alternative, but man, didn’t he hold his nerve? Steven Agar | July 12, 2018 0 Comments
Father Heralded as a Hero as He is Killed Protecting his Children from a Rare Polar Bear Attack in Canada A father died protecting his children in a rare polar bear attack in Canada’s northernmost territory of Nunavut. Aaron Gibbons, 31, was on Sentry Island, a popular fishing and hunting spot on the west coast of Hudson Bay when he encountered the bear on 3 July reports the BBC. A relative said he “died a hero”, telling his daughters to […] SnowBrains | July 5, 2018 0 Comments
Polar Bears and Penguins Could be Extinct by 2100 if Ocean Temperatures Continue to Rise at the Current Rate Polar bears and penguins could potentially be extinct by the year 2100 if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the current rate, marine biologists warned on Monday, reports The Economic Times. Warming temperatures caused by climate changing emissions may result in a 2.8 degree celsius rise in ocean temperatures, making them uninhabitable for many fish, mammals, birds and invertebrates, scientists […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 9, 2018 0 Comments
Armed Guards Protect Ship’s Crew from Polar Bears as they Play Soccer on the Arctic Ice You don’t need much to play soccer, just a couple of goal-frames, a ball, and a grassy field, reports Business Insider. Sometimes you don’t even need a field, as the photograph clearly shows. In the photo, KV Svalbard’s crew, formed of Norwegian Navy privates and scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, can be seen playing soccer on a […] Steven Agar | April 2, 2018 0 Comments