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Go to Polar Bears (http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_5/unit_A/chap_3/act_1/1.htm). Then answer the following questions about polar bears.
1. What color do polar bears appear to be?
2. What color is polar bear fur if you look at the individual hairs?
3. How does the structure of polar bear fur help keep a polar bear warm?
4. Describe other adaptations that polar bears have for living in the Arctic.
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