Hi George:
Right and wrong- the white bears get the seals, the black bears get
overheated by the sun. (I was talking to Sherlock)
Gord
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> How do you know there was never a predator in the past 10,000 years? I'd
> think the white definitely is for camouflage, since there's no worry about
being
> overheated by the sun.
>
> George S.
>
> piers@xxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > Perhaps this explains why polar bears are white not black - it's
unlikely
> > to
> > be for camouflage, after all, since there's no predator to spot them,
and
> > the prey are under the ice, so it must be because they keep warmer that
way!
> > From which we can deduce that there is less heat to be absorbed from the
sun
> > up there than can be generated from digestion of seals.
> >
> > Piers
> >
>
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