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"Hello!" he said. "I thought you were a giant snowman!"

The polar bear smiled happily: "You're right, with our huge

bodies and our white fur, we do resemble snowmen. But I'm sure
that with our 1,700 pound (800 kg) weight and 8 feet (2.5 meters)
length we're a lot bigger than they are."

"I'd like to come and visit you and get to know you and your
family better. But where you live is really cold."

"Right again," agreed the bear. "We live in the world's coldest
regions such as the North Pole, Northern Canada, Northern
Siberia and the Antarctic."

"Then how come you don't feel cold?" wondered Mansoor.

"Good question," said Mansoor's new friend. "Let me explain.
Every aspect of our bodies is created according to the environment
we live in. In spite of the freezing cold, the ice and the snowstorms,

the thick layer of fat that Allah has miraculously created under our
skins protects us from the cold. Our fur, which has also been spe-
cially created, is thick, dense and long, so we don't feel the cold at
all. Allah created us according to the climate we live in. Have you

ever wondered why we don't live in the deserts of Africa? Think

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