Polar bears can swim vast distances, study finds
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 11:01
in Earth & Climate
Polar bears are capable of swimming vast distances, a potential survival skill needed in an Arctic environment where summer sea ice is vanishing, a study led by the U.S. Geological Survey showed on Tuesday.
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