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THE POLAR BEAR

The polar bear can run very fast
on ice with his levelled, hairy claws
and non-slippery soles. Polar bears,
with their thick furs, have a very important
protector in such cold polar weather. A 10 cm (4
inch) thick layer of fat prevents the cold from
affecting them. This is why they can swim in icy

cold waters with speeds of 10-11 km/hour (7
miles/hour), for distances of about 2000 km.
(1250 miles). Allah has created polar bears, like
penguins, so that they can survive in such cold
habitats, and He has positioned them in the
coldest parts of earth, at the poles, the polar bear
at the North Pole and the penguin at the South
Pole.
Allah has also given polar bears a very strong

sense of smell. Their sense of smell is so acute
that they can easily pick up the smell of a seal
hiding beneath 1,5 metres (1,6 yards) of snow.
In addition, it has an extra eyelid that is like a
membrane. This membrane acts as “a pair of
sunglasses” and protects them against snow-
blindness.

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