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Why would a polar bear turn green?

  • Algae-Dyed Polar Bears Puzzle Japan Zoo Visitors TOKYO - Green polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo. Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed their color in July after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae. The sight of green polar bears has prompted many questions from visitors concerned about whether the animals are sick or carrying mold, zoo official Masami Kurobe said Sunday. "Visitors seem to be shocked by the color, and we are asked every day why they are so green," he said. High temperatures in July and August and less-frequent water changes because of the zoo's conservation efforts caused an algae growth in the bear pond and safety moat, Kurobe said. Algae that enters hollow spaces in the bears' fur is hard to rinse off, he said. The bears are expected to return to their natural color when the algae growth subsides in November, Kurobe said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080907/ap_on_fe_st/odd_japan_green_bears;_ylt=Ao9Ftv.luFMXrjc.ALwuyq_tiBIF

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I belive u answered ur own question .

steaua

Maybe they're worried about Global warming!

Elric of Melniboné

"Why would a polar bear turn green? Algae-Dyed Polar Bears..." Algae-Dyed! http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/02/25/singapore.green.bears.ap/index.html The usually white coats of Sheba and her 13-year-old son, Inuka, turned green a few weeks ago from algae growing in their hollow hair shafts, said Vincent Tan, a spokesman for the zoo. "The harmless algae is the result of Singapore's warm and humid tropical conditions," Tan said. Polar bears have clear hair shafts that appear white because they reflect light....

Heather H

Dude, they explained it in the article. ALGAE.

Pure Morning

This is interesting-but I knew as I read the notations on signs about the bears at the SD Zoo and at Sea World. You have made a comment/question and then answered it-what is the purpose?

ARTmom

~I'm sure it was jealousy~ Their mate was ogling that visitor in the really short skirt with the abundant breasts~ He was jealous of her looking~& She was jealous of his looking~ When all they had to do was gobble her up together~ ~cigam~

Aww how cute would they be..........x

evly does'nt like the dobber

something they ate made their tummys hurt (= lol I didnt read the article, just what others answered with...some people can be so mean! **"I think you answered your own question"**

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