DK Canada: Ocean: The World's Last Wilderness Revealed

Ocean: The World's Last Wilderness Revealed

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Learning to Swim - Learning to swim is a useful skill for polar bears, which for part of the year track their prey across shifting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and are sometimes seen in the water many miles from land. While underwater, they keep their eyes open but close their nostrils. They can remain submerged for up to two minutes.

Learning to Swim
Learning to swim is a useful skill for polar bears, which for part of the year track their prey across shifting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and are sometimes seen in the water many miles from land. While underwater, they keep their eyes open but close their nostrils. They can remain submerged for up to two minutes.

Consultants: The American Museum of Natural History www.amnh.org