Happy International Polar Bear
Day, or as Coke likes to call it, Happy International Cute Marketing Trick to
Make You Buy and Therefore Consume Copious Amounts of Coca-Cola Products to
Make Themselves Look Like a Socially Responsible Company Day (Just kidding Coke
execs, please allow me to interview you for my Honours Thesis research!)!!!!!
Like International
Penguin Awareness Day, the purpose of International Polar Bear Day, is to
bring awareness to the conversations about climate change and the impact it is
having on many species, including the Polar Bear. These (deadly) cuddly
white-furred bears are suffering tragically in the face of climate extremes in
the Arctic – something augmented by human activity.
Polar Bears are native to
the Arctic. These carnivorous mammals are the largest bear species (matched
only with the Kodiak, an omnivorous bear). The average lifespan of a polar bear
is usually no more than 25. Male polar bears are called “boars” and can weigh
up to 1500 lbs, while the females, or “sows,” weigh only about half that!
Ladies – next time you think you’re having a “fat day” remember this fact! To
learn more about how amazing polar bears are, along with their struggle to
survive, here’s an episode of David Suzuki’s “Nature
of Things.”
I will leave you with a video
of the Nation’s (and my) boyfriend, George Stroumboulopoulos’ visit to
Churchill, MB. Here he investigates the impact of climate change on these
beautiful creatures!
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