The polar bear can run very fast
on ice wi th hi s level led, hai ry claws
and non- s l ippery sol es . Polar bears ,
w i t h t he i r t h i c k f u r s , hav e a v e r y impo r t an t
protector in such cold polar weather . A 10 cm (4
i nch) th i ck l ayer of fat prevent s the co l d f rom
affect ing them. Thi s i s why they can swim in icy
c o l d wa t e r s w i t h s pe ed s o f 10 - 11 km/ hou r ( 7
mi l e s / hou r ) , f o r d i s t an c e s o f abou t 2000 km.
(1250 mi les) . Al lah has created polar bears , l ike
pengu i ns , so that they can surv i ve i n such co l d
hab i t a t s , and He ha s po s i t i oned t hem i n t he
coldest parts of earth, at the poles, the polar bear
at the North Pol e and the penguin at the South
Pole.
Al lah has also given polar bears a very strong
sense of sme l l . The i r sense of sme l l i s so acute
that they can eas i ly pi ck up the smel l of a seal
hiding beneath 1,5 metres (1,6 yards) of snow.
In addition, it has an extra eyel id that is l ike a
memb r ane . T h i s memb r ane a c t s a s “a pa i r o f
s ung l a s s e s ” and p r o t e c t s t hem aga i n s t s now -
bl indness.
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