#polarbears — Public Fediverse posts
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Polar bear mother and cubs playing in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada
© Hao Jiang/Getty Images
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Arctic Winter Ice Extent Hits Historic Low
Arctic sea ice maximum in 2026 tied the 2025 record low. This affects polar bears and seals and means more summer melt.
#ArcticIce, #ClimateChange, #SeaIce, #PolarBears, #GlobalWarming
https://newsletter.tf/arctic-winter-ice-record-low-2026-affecting-wildlife/
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The Arctic sea ice maximum in 2026 was 13.76 million km², tying the 2025 record low. This is the lowest since records began 48 years ago.
#ArcticIce, #ClimateChange, #SeaIce, #PolarBears, #GlobalWarming
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Polar Bear on Sperm Whale
A female polar bear feeds on a sperm whale carcass in the polar pack ice north of the Norwegian archipelago, Svalbard. 82° North, International Waters, 8 July 2025. Polar bears are primarily seal predators, but as ice retreats in the summer and hunting becomes harder, they increasingly rely on opportunistic scavenging.
Photograph: Roie Galitz/World Press Photo 2026
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The incredible photos of Planet Earth cameraman Doug Allan https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crk17eg356eo 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Seals #Pinnipeds #Walrus #PolarBears #Photography #Wildlife #Nature
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#PolarBears in the #BarentsSea are staying fat despite rapid sea #ice loss
#Arctic #bears may be surviving by shifting to new food sources
When #seaice goes away, bears get thinner. If bears in a population are losing fat, that can be an early warning population will decline.
Researchers are interested in polar bears living on #Svalbard because relationship between sea ice and fat loss should be strong. Polar bears there shouldn’t have much fat.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/polar-bears-fat-barents-sea-ice-loss
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#BostonWeekend Fri BIKES its #CriticalMass in #Boston - Meet up at #Copley at 630 and go look for #PolarBears at 7 https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOuiCEkfyI/ #BostonBikes #BikeBoston #BikeTooter
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Ich hatte das große Glück und Privileg im Sommer 2023 bei einer Reise nach Svalbard Eisbären beobachten zu dürfen. 16 verschiedene Begegnungen in 10 Tagen, im Eis, an Land, im Wasser.
Zum „International Polar Bear Day“ gibt es von mir eine kleine Auswahl.
#polarbears #internationalPolarbearDay #svalbard #Eisbaer #wildlifephotography #photography -
Protecting an ocean of ice and snow
With international waters no longer (mostly) lawless thanks to the High Seas Treaty, the world can now protect parts of the open ocean. This is especially critical for the still (mostly) frozen central Arctic Ocean as melting sea ice increases shipping and other industrial activities.
#arctic #climate #climatechange #north #polarbears #seas #ocean #oceans #environmentcanada
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#52booksin52weeks 29. Set in the Arctic/Antarctic - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman #goldencompass #DarkMaterials #yafantasy #yaseries #authority #rebellion #ComingOfAge #ReligionVsScience #deception #TheSoul #conciousness #polarbears #daemons #Bookstagram #booktok #booksky #ttrpgpodcast #gamemaster #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc
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#52booksin52weeks 29. Set in the Arctic/Antarctic - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman #goldencompass #DarkMaterials #yafantasy #yaseries #authority #rebellion #ComingOfAge #ReligionVsScience #deception #TheSoul #conciousness #polarbears #daemons #Bookstagram #booktok #booksky #ttrpgpodcast #gamemaster #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc
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#52booksin52weeks 29. Set in the Arctic/Antarctic - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman #goldencompass #DarkMaterials #yafantasy #yaseries #authority #rebellion #ComingOfAge #ReligionVsScience #deception #TheSoul #conciousness #polarbears #daemons #Bookstagram #booktok #booksky #ttrpgpodcast #gamemaster #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc
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#52booksin52weeks 29. Set in the Arctic/Antarctic - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman #goldencompass #DarkMaterials #yafantasy #yaseries #authority #rebellion #ComingOfAge #ReligionVsScience #deception #TheSoul #conciousness #polarbears #daemons #Bookstagram #booktok #booksky #ttrpgpodcast #gamemaster #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc
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The Final Portrait
A polar bear cub looks into the camera as it accompanies its mother on an unsuccessful hunting trip. There’s a sad story behind this picture, taken on the coast of Svalbard archipelago in Norway. Soon after it was taken, the polar bear and its family went too close to an area of huts, and people forced them away.Photograph: Nima Sarikhani/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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In a Sea of Melting Ice, These Polar Bears Are Doing Something Unexpected
In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Arcticseaice #CA #Canada #climatechange #polarbears #Science #theArctic
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In a Sea of Melting Ice, These Polar Bears Are Doing Something Unexpected
In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Arcticseaice #AU #Australia #Climatechange #polarbears #Science #theArctic
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#polarbears #artic #globalWarming #nature #science
Polar bears are gaining fat despite the Artic shrinking according to a new study. Polar bears need fat in order to survive periods without food. It is theorised that they are hunting land-based prey instead. This will include reindeer and walrus. But it also means that they can hunt seals which will accumulate in higher numbers on decreasing areas of ice. https://www.discovermagazine.com/adult-polar-bears-in-svalbard-are-gaining-fat-even-as-arctic-sea-ice-shrinks-48612 -
No sea ice, no problem for these Barents Sea bears — for now
https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/polar-bears-barents-sea-svalbard-climate-9.7066053
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Pas de glace, pas de problème pour ces ours de la mer de Barents… pour le moment#Bears #Ours #PolarBears #OursPolaires #BarentsSea #MerDeBarents #ClimateChange #ChangementsClimatiques
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Arctic communities are testing “bear-dars” to detect polar bears
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/eureka-weather-station-bear-dar-9.6989248
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Des communautés arctiques mettent à l’essai des “ours-dars” pour détecter les ours polaires// Article en anglais //
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A new dawn rises in the #Arctic: the #Inuit plan to reclaim their sea
By Ossie Michelin in Rigolet, #Nunatsiavut , Sun 27 Aug 2023
Excerpt: "While there are other Inuit-led marine conservation programs in Canada, this will be the first to bear the title of #InuitProtectedArea. This #ConservationZone, which is now the subject of a feasibility study, would span nearly 15,000 sq km (5,800 sq miles) of the #LabradorSea bordering the #TorngatMountains national park.
"Built on Inuit values and culture, this type of conservation area would allow Indigenous people to continue traditional practices of hunting and fishing.
That was not always the case. Past conservation policies saw Inuit at best only consulted and at worst completely ignored. Many Inuit hunters and fishers faced fines, had their equipment confiscated and their catches from hunting and fishing taken."Despite being granted the power to self-govern in 2005 (after 30 years of negotiations with the Canadian government), Nunatsiavut still lacked the final say over conservation in its waters. Final decisions defaulted to federal or provincial ministers.
"Now, at last, Nunatsiavut can jointly create and co-manage the protected area, based on Inuit priorities, as an equal authority. This will allow Inuit to practise #TraditionalHunting and #fishing in the area, while protecting the waters from industry and development.
" 'Just because we’re small doesn’t mean we can’t do something,' says #JamesGoudie, deputy minister of lands and natural resources in the Nunatsiavut government. 'We can show the world that a small region can protect a massive amount of #BioDiversity.'
"The Inuit Protected Area would only cover about a third of Nunatsiavut’s nearly 50,000 sq km of offshore waters, but the region is home to important populations of fish such as #salmon and #ArcticChar, the breeding grounds for many #MigratoryBirds, and the habitat of Arctic marine mammals including #PolarBears, #BelugaWhales and #Seals.
"Establishing a protected area is also a pre-emptive strike against #ResourceExploitation. Significant #NaturalGas deposits have been found offshore along the #LabradorShelf, but it has remained largely unexplored because of the ice. As the climate warms, however, the region is becoming more accessible – the Inuit Protected Area would prevent such resource exploration."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LfYRZ#SolarPunkSunday #ProtectingTheArctic #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #TraditionalKnowledge #FirstNations #InuitValues #TraditionalFishing #AnimalProducts #Conservation #Nature
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A new dawn rises in the #Arctic: the #Inuit plan to reclaim their sea
By Ossie Michelin in Rigolet, #Nunatsiavut , Sun 27 Aug 2023
Excerpt: "While there are other Inuit-led marine conservation programs in Canada, this will be the first to bear the title of #InuitProtectedArea. This #ConservationZone, which is now the subject of a feasibility study, would span nearly 15,000 sq km (5,800 sq miles) of the #LabradorSea bordering the #TorngatMountains national park.
"Built on Inuit values and culture, this type of conservation area would allow Indigenous people to continue traditional practices of hunting and fishing.
That was not always the case. Past conservation policies saw Inuit at best only consulted and at worst completely ignored. Many Inuit hunters and fishers faced fines, had their equipment confiscated and their catches from hunting and fishing taken."Despite being granted the power to self-govern in 2005 (after 30 years of negotiations with the Canadian government), Nunatsiavut still lacked the final say over conservation in its waters. Final decisions defaulted to federal or provincial ministers.
"Now, at last, Nunatsiavut can jointly create and co-manage the protected area, based on Inuit priorities, as an equal authority. This will allow Inuit to practise #TraditionalHunting and #fishing in the area, while protecting the waters from industry and development.
" 'Just because we’re small doesn’t mean we can’t do something,' says #JamesGoudie, deputy minister of lands and natural resources in the Nunatsiavut government. 'We can show the world that a small region can protect a massive amount of #BioDiversity.'
"The Inuit Protected Area would only cover about a third of Nunatsiavut’s nearly 50,000 sq km of offshore waters, but the region is home to important populations of fish such as #salmon and #ArcticChar, the breeding grounds for many #MigratoryBirds, and the habitat of Arctic marine mammals including #PolarBears, #BelugaWhales and #Seals.
"Establishing a protected area is also a pre-emptive strike against #ResourceExploitation. Significant #NaturalGas deposits have been found offshore along the #LabradorShelf, but it has remained largely unexplored because of the ice. As the climate warms, however, the region is becoming more accessible – the Inuit Protected Area would prevent such resource exploration."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LfYRZ#SolarPunkSunday #ProtectingTheArctic #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #TraditionalKnowledge #FirstNations #InuitValues #TraditionalFishing #AnimalProducts #Conservation #Nature
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A new dawn rises in the #Arctic: the #Inuit plan to reclaim their sea
By Ossie Michelin in Rigolet, #Nunatsiavut , Sun 27 Aug 2023
Excerpt: "While there are other Inuit-led marine conservation programs in Canada, this will be the first to bear the title of #InuitProtectedArea. This #ConservationZone, which is now the subject of a feasibility study, would span nearly 15,000 sq km (5,800 sq miles) of the #LabradorSea bordering the #TorngatMountains national park.
"Built on Inuit values and culture, this type of conservation area would allow Indigenous people to continue traditional practices of hunting and fishing.
That was not always the case. Past conservation policies saw Inuit at best only consulted and at worst completely ignored. Many Inuit hunters and fishers faced fines, had their equipment confiscated and their catches from hunting and fishing taken."Despite being granted the power to self-govern in 2005 (after 30 years of negotiations with the Canadian government), Nunatsiavut still lacked the final say over conservation in its waters. Final decisions defaulted to federal or provincial ministers.
"Now, at last, Nunatsiavut can jointly create and co-manage the protected area, based on Inuit priorities, as an equal authority. This will allow Inuit to practise #TraditionalHunting and #fishing in the area, while protecting the waters from industry and development.
" 'Just because we’re small doesn’t mean we can’t do something,' says #JamesGoudie, deputy minister of lands and natural resources in the Nunatsiavut government. 'We can show the world that a small region can protect a massive amount of #BioDiversity.'
"The Inuit Protected Area would only cover about a third of Nunatsiavut’s nearly 50,000 sq km of offshore waters, but the region is home to important populations of fish such as #salmon and #ArcticChar, the breeding grounds for many #MigratoryBirds, and the habitat of Arctic marine mammals including #PolarBears, #BelugaWhales and #Seals.
"Establishing a protected area is also a pre-emptive strike against #ResourceExploitation. Significant #NaturalGas deposits have been found offshore along the #LabradorShelf, but it has remained largely unexplored because of the ice. As the climate warms, however, the region is becoming more accessible – the Inuit Protected Area would prevent such resource exploration."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LfYRZ#SolarPunkSunday #ProtectingTheArctic #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #TraditionalKnowledge #FirstNations #InuitValues #TraditionalFishing #AnimalProducts #Conservation #Nature
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A new dawn rises in the #Arctic: the #Inuit plan to reclaim their sea
By Ossie Michelin in Rigolet, #Nunatsiavut , Sun 27 Aug 2023
Excerpt: "While there are other Inuit-led marine conservation programs in Canada, this will be the first to bear the title of #InuitProtectedArea. This #ConservationZone, which is now the subject of a feasibility study, would span nearly 15,000 sq km (5,800 sq miles) of the #LabradorSea bordering the #TorngatMountains national park.
"Built on Inuit values and culture, this type of conservation area would allow Indigenous people to continue traditional practices of hunting and fishing.
That was not always the case. Past conservation policies saw Inuit at best only consulted and at worst completely ignored. Many Inuit hunters and fishers faced fines, had their equipment confiscated and their catches from hunting and fishing taken."Despite being granted the power to self-govern in 2005 (after 30 years of negotiations with the Canadian government), Nunatsiavut still lacked the final say over conservation in its waters. Final decisions defaulted to federal or provincial ministers.
"Now, at last, Nunatsiavut can jointly create and co-manage the protected area, based on Inuit priorities, as an equal authority. This will allow Inuit to practise #TraditionalHunting and #fishing in the area, while protecting the waters from industry and development.
" 'Just because we’re small doesn’t mean we can’t do something,' says #JamesGoudie, deputy minister of lands and natural resources in the Nunatsiavut government. 'We can show the world that a small region can protect a massive amount of #BioDiversity.'
"The Inuit Protected Area would only cover about a third of Nunatsiavut’s nearly 50,000 sq km of offshore waters, but the region is home to important populations of fish such as #salmon and #ArcticChar, the breeding grounds for many #MigratoryBirds, and the habitat of Arctic marine mammals including #PolarBears, #BelugaWhales and #Seals.
"Establishing a protected area is also a pre-emptive strike against #ResourceExploitation. Significant #NaturalGas deposits have been found offshore along the #LabradorShelf, but it has remained largely unexplored because of the ice. As the climate warms, however, the region is becoming more accessible – the Inuit Protected Area would prevent such resource exploration."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LfYRZ#SolarPunkSunday #ProtectingTheArctic #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #TraditionalKnowledge #FirstNations #InuitValues #TraditionalFishing #AnimalProducts #Conservation #Nature
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A new dawn rises in the #Arctic: the #Inuit plan to reclaim their sea
By Ossie Michelin in Rigolet, #Nunatsiavut , Sun 27 Aug 2023
Excerpt: "While there are other Inuit-led marine conservation programs in Canada, this will be the first to bear the title of #InuitProtectedArea. This #ConservationZone, which is now the subject of a feasibility study, would span nearly 15,000 sq km (5,800 sq miles) of the #LabradorSea bordering the #TorngatMountains national park.
"Built on Inuit values and culture, this type of conservation area would allow Indigenous people to continue traditional practices of hunting and fishing.
That was not always the case. Past conservation policies saw Inuit at best only consulted and at worst completely ignored. Many Inuit hunters and fishers faced fines, had their equipment confiscated and their catches from hunting and fishing taken."Despite being granted the power to self-govern in 2005 (after 30 years of negotiations with the Canadian government), Nunatsiavut still lacked the final say over conservation in its waters. Final decisions defaulted to federal or provincial ministers.
"Now, at last, Nunatsiavut can jointly create and co-manage the protected area, based on Inuit priorities, as an equal authority. This will allow Inuit to practise #TraditionalHunting and #fishing in the area, while protecting the waters from industry and development.
" 'Just because we’re small doesn’t mean we can’t do something,' says #JamesGoudie, deputy minister of lands and natural resources in the Nunatsiavut government. 'We can show the world that a small region can protect a massive amount of #BioDiversity.'
"The Inuit Protected Area would only cover about a third of Nunatsiavut’s nearly 50,000 sq km of offshore waters, but the region is home to important populations of fish such as #salmon and #ArcticChar, the breeding grounds for many #MigratoryBirds, and the habitat of Arctic marine mammals including #PolarBears, #BelugaWhales and #Seals.
"Establishing a protected area is also a pre-emptive strike against #ResourceExploitation. Significant #NaturalGas deposits have been found offshore along the #LabradorShelf, but it has remained largely unexplored because of the ice. As the climate warms, however, the region is becoming more accessible – the Inuit Protected Area would prevent such resource exploration."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LfYRZ#SolarPunkSunday #ProtectingTheArctic #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #TraditionalKnowledge #FirstNations #InuitValues #TraditionalFishing #AnimalProducts #Conservation #Nature
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Polar bear mom adopts stray cub, cats crash nativity scenes, cat mom’s rescued to just in time, cuddly baby koala, and more.
https://cutetropolis.com/2025/12/19/links-a-moms-a-mom-4/ #Bears #Cats #Kittens #Koalas #PolarBears -
A polar bear cub has been adopted by another mother
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/polar-bear-cub-adopted-churchill-9.7019054
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Un ours polaire a été adopté par une autre mère// Article en anglais //
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White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/23/oil-gas-drilling-alaska-national-wildlife-refuge 🐻❄️ #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #PolarBears #Conservation #Science #FossilFuels #DrillBabyDrill
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The #Trump admini on Thursday announced a plan to allow #oil & #gas #drilling in Alaska’s #Arctic National #WildlifeRefuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine #wilderness in the #US.
The decision was the latest twist in a long-running fight over the fate of the refuge’s #CoastalPlain, an unspoiled expanse of 1.56 million acres that is believed to sit atop billions of barrels of oil but is also a critical #habitat for #PolarBears, #caribou, #MigratoryBirds & other #wildlife.
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Bird Wings Good; Bat Wings Bad
Have you ever noticed that good religious creatures, like angels, have what can only be described as bird wings? Meanwhile, evil religious creatures, such as demons, have wings that are blatantly like that of a bat.
The only bad thing I can think of for a bat is that they can give rabies to humans whereas birds can’t. The reason they are so susceptible to rabies is because they are closer to humans than birds are. They are mammals, just like us. Whereas birds are part of the bird family of vertebrates. Birds are descended from the dinosaurs and have their own diseases to worry about.
Mammals survived the apocalypse that wiped out the dinosaurs (except birds) and basically took over almost all the niches that dinosaurs were in. Dinosaurs were tall so mammals became giraffes. Dinosaurs were big so mammals became the blue whale, the biggest creature that has ever lived. Dinosaurs could fly so bats took to the sky.
Bats nurse their young, thus proving they are a caring species of mammal.
Another thing which seemingly makes them bad is that they come out at night. But this is really more of a testament about how birds are evil in daylight. Bats don’t brave the day because they are likely to be dinner for some bird with 100 million years more of flying experience. And those daytime birds can be big with nasty talons and sharp beaks.
As a fellow mammal, we should be proud of our bat cousins. They can fly in the dark because they use sonar. They have good vocalizations that their good ears can pick up and that their good brains can use to figure out what the terrain is – even in the dark.
Still think birds are superior in the good/evil department? Then why is it a murder of crows, a conspiracy of ravens, a plague of grackles and a squabble of seagulls?
Actually a squabble isn’t that bad. So suddenly I see the truth. Bad is associated with black birds and bats because they are black.
This dark/ light thing of good and evil has got to go. Termites are white so they must be good. Maggots are white so they must be good. Polar bears are white so they must be good. It’s just not true. Black labs, black horses and even black cats can be very good.
Maybe I’ll retreat into fantasy which has some stories of good dragons who incidentally have giant black bat wings. It’s more realistic than the angel/ demon characterizations of religion.
#angels #batWings #batsNurseTheirYoung #birdWings #black #blueWhales #cats #conspiracyOfRavens #day #dayBirdsAreEvilToBats #demons #dinosaurs #dragons #evil #giraffes #good #horses #labs #maggots #mammals #murderOfCrows #night #plagueOfGrackles #polarBears #rabies #sonar #squabbleOfSeagulls #termites #white
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Bird Wings Good; Bat Wings Bad
Have you ever noticed that good religious creatures, like angels, have what can only be described as bird wings? Meanwhile, evil religious creatures, such as demons, have wings that are blatantly like that of a bat.
The only bad thing I can think of for a bat is that they can give rabies to humans whereas birds can’t. The reason they are so susceptible to rabies is because they are closer to humans than birds are. They are mammals, just like us. Whereas birds are part of the bird family of vertebrates. Birds are descended from the dinosaurs and have their own diseases to worry about.
Mammals survived the apocalypse that wiped out the dinosaurs (except birds) and basically took over almost all the niches that dinosaurs were in. Dinosaurs were tall so mammals became giraffes. Dinosaurs were big so mammals became the blue whale, the biggest creature that has ever lived. Dinosaurs could fly so bats took to the sky.
Bats nurse their young, thus proving they are a caring species of mammal.
Another thing which seemingly makes them bad is that they come out at night. But this is really more of a testament about how birds are evil in daylight. Bats don’t brave the day because they are likely to be dinner for some bird with 100 million years more of flying experience. And those daytime birds can be big with nasty talons and sharp beaks.
As a fellow mammal, we should be proud of our bat cousins. They can fly in the dark because they use sonar. They have good vocalizations that their good ears can pick up and that their good brains can use to figure out what the terrain is – even in the dark.
Still think birds are superior in the good/evil department? Then why is it a murder of crows, a conspiracy of ravens, a plague of grackles and a squabble of seagulls?
Actually a squabble isn’t that bad. So suddenly I see the truth. Bad is associated with black birds and bats because they are black.
This dark/ light thing of good and evil has got to go. Termites are white so they must be good. Maggots are white so they must be good. Polar bears are white so they must be good. It’s just not true. Black labs, black horses and even black cats can be very good.
Maybe I’ll retreat into fantasy which has some stories of good dragons who incidentally have giant black bat wings. It’s more realistic than the angel/ demon characterizations of religion.
#angels #batWings #batsNurseTheirYoung #birdWings #black #blueWhales #cats #conspiracyOfRavens #day #dayBirdsAreEvilToBats #demons #dinosaurs #dragons #evil #giraffes #good #horses #labs #maggots #mammals #murderOfCrows #night #plagueOfGrackles #polarBears #rabies #sonar #squabbleOfSeagulls #termites #white
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Bird Wings Good; Bat Wings Bad
Have you ever noticed that good religious creatures, like angels, have what can only be described as bird wings? Meanwhile, evil religious creatures, such as demons, have wings that are blatantly like that of a bat.
The only bad thing I can think of for a bat is that they can give rabies to humans whereas birds can’t. The reason they are so susceptible to rabies is because they are closer to humans than birds are. They are mammals, just like us. Whereas birds are part of the bird family of vertebrates. Birds are descended from the dinosaurs and have their own diseases to worry about.
Mammals survived the apocalypse that wiped out the dinosaurs (except birds) and basically took over almost all the niches that dinosaurs were in. Dinosaurs were tall so mammals became giraffes. Dinosaurs were big so mammals became the blue whale, the biggest creature that has ever lived. Dinosaurs could fly so bats took to the sky.
Bats nurse their young, thus proving they are a caring species of mammal.
Another thing which seemingly makes them bad is that they come out at night. But this is really more of a testament about how birds are evil in daylight. Bats don’t brave the day because they are likely to be dinner for some bird with 100 million years more of flying experience. And those daytime birds can be big with nasty talons and sharp beaks.
As a fellow mammal, we should be proud of our bat cousins. They can fly in the dark because they use sonar. They have good vocalizations that their good ears can pick up and that their good brains can use to figure out what the terrain is – even in the dark.
Still think birds are superior in the good/evil department? Then why is it a murder of crows, a conspiracy of ravens, a plague of grackles and a squabble of seagulls?
Actually a squabble isn’t that bad. So suddenly I see the truth. Bad is associated with black birds and bats because they are black.
This dark/ light thing of good and evil has got to go. Termites are white so they must be good. Maggots are white so they must be good. Polar bears are white so they must be good. It’s just not true. Black labs, black horses and even black cats can be very good.
Maybe I’ll retreat into fantasy which has some stories of good dragons who incidentally have giant black bat wings. It’s more realistic than the angel/ demon characterizations of religion.
#angels #batWings #batsNurseTheirYoung #birdWings #black #blueWhales #cats #conspiracyOfRavens #day #dayBirdsAreEvilToBats #demons #dinosaurs #dragons #evil #giraffes #good #horses #labs #maggots #mammals #murderOfCrows #night #plagueOfGrackles #polarBears #rabies #sonar #squabbleOfSeagulls #termites #white
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Bird Wings Good; Bat Wings Bad
Have you ever noticed that good religious creatures, like angels, have what can only be described as bird wings? Meanwhile, evil religious creatures, such as demons, have wings that are blatantly like that of a bat.
The only bad thing I can think of for a bat is that they can give rabies to humans whereas birds can’t. The reason they are so susceptible to rabies is because they are closer to humans than birds are. They are mammals, just like us. Whereas birds are part of the bird family of vertebrates. Birds are descended from the dinosaurs and have their own diseases to worry about.
Mammals survived the apocalypse that wiped out the dinosaurs (except birds) and basically took over almost all the niches that dinosaurs were in. Dinosaurs were tall so mammals became giraffes. Dinosaurs were big so mammals became the blue whale, the biggest creature that has ever lived. Dinosaurs could fly so bats took to the sky.
Bats nurse their young, thus proving they are a caring species of mammal.
Another thing which seemingly makes them bad is that they come out at night. But this is really more of a testament about how birds are evil in daylight. Bats don’t brave the day because they are likely to be dinner for some bird with 100 million years more of flying experience. And those daytime birds can be big with nasty talons and sharp beaks.
As a fellow mammal, we should be proud of our bat cousins. They can fly in the dark because they use sonar. They have good vocalizations that their good ears can pick up and that their good brains can use to figure out what the terrain is – even in the dark.
Still think birds are superior in the good/evil department? Then why is it a murder of crows, a conspiracy of ravens, a plague of grackles and a squabble of seagulls?
Actually a squabble isn’t that bad. So suddenly I see the truth. Bad is associated with black birds and bats because they are black.
This dark/ light thing of good and evil has got to go. Termites are white so they must be good. Maggots are white so they must be good. Polar bears are white so they must be good. It’s just not true. Black labs, black horses and even black cats can be very good.
Maybe I’ll retreat into fantasy which has some stories of good dragons who incidentally have giant black bat wings. It’s more realistic than the angel/ demon characterizations of religion.
#angels #batWings #batsNurseTheirYoung #birdWings #black #blueWhales #cats #conspiracyOfRavens #day #dayBirdsAreEvilToBats #demons #dinosaurs #dragons #evil #giraffes #good #horses #labs #maggots #mammals #murderOfCrows #night #plagueOfGrackles #polarBears #rabies #sonar #squabbleOfSeagulls #termites #white
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Bird Wings Good; Bat Wings Bad
Have you ever noticed that good religious creatures, like angels, have what can only be described as bird wings? Meanwhile, evil religious creatures, such as demons, have wings that are blatantly like that of a bat.
The only bad thing I can think of for a bat is that they can give rabies to humans whereas birds can’t. The reason they are so susceptible to rabies is because they are closer to humans than birds are. They are mammals, just like us. Whereas birds are part of the bird family of vertebrates. Birds are descended from the dinosaurs and have their own diseases to worry about.
Mammals survived the apocalypse that wiped out the dinosaurs (except birds) and basically took over almost all the niches that dinosaurs were in. Dinosaurs were tall so mammals became giraffes. Dinosaurs were big so mammals became the blue whale, the biggest creature that has ever lived. Dinosaurs could fly so bats took to the sky.
Bats nurse their young, thus proving they are a caring species of mammal.
Another thing which seemingly makes them bad is that they come out at night. But this is really more of a testament about how birds are evil in daylight. Bats don’t brave the day because they are likely to be dinner for some bird with 100 million years more of flying experience. And those daytime birds can be big with nasty talons and sharp beaks.
As a fellow mammal, we should be proud of our bat cousins. They can fly in the dark because they use sonar. They have good vocalizations that their good ears can pick up and that their good brains can use to figure out what the terrain is – even in the dark.
Still think birds are superior in the good/evil department? Then why is it a murder of crows, a conspiracy of ravens, a plague of grackles and a squabble of seagulls?
Actually a squabble isn’t that bad. So suddenly I see the truth. Bad is associated with black birds and bats because they are black.
This dark/ light thing of good and evil has got to go. Termites are white so they must be good. Maggots are white so they must be good. Polar bears are white so they must be good. It’s just not true. Black labs, black horses and even black cats can be very good.
Maybe I’ll retreat into fantasy which has some stories of good dragons who incidentally have giant black bat wings. It’s more realistic than the angel/ demon characterizations of religion.
#angels #batWings #batsNurseTheirYoung #birdWings #black #blueWhales #cats #conspiracyOfRavens #day #dayBirdsAreEvilToBats #demons #dinosaurs #dragons #evil #giraffes #good #horses #labs #maggots #mammals #murderOfCrows #night #plagueOfGrackles #polarBears #rabies #sonar #squabbleOfSeagulls #termites #white
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Facebook’s reach is rubbish, and Meta’s politics? 🤮 So, I’ve started sharing Marine Mammal News over on Tumblr. Yes, there are ads, but at least they’re not* shoving targeted political nonsense in your face (*as much).
If you’re into whales, dolphins, manatees and the like, please come follow along: https://marine-mammal-news.tumblr.com/
🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Whales #Manatees #SeaOtters #PolarBears #Dugongs #Sealions #Seals #Tumblr #Facebook #Meta
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During his first day in office, #Trump signed an #ExecutiveOrder opening the #Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — home to migrating #caribou, #PolarBears, #MuskOxen, millions of #birds & other #wildlife — to #drilling. But a lease sale there held in January flopped, ending without a single bidder.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Climate #FossilFuels #PublicLands #LandConservation #EnvironmentalLaw #law
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The National Petroleum Reserve #Alaska is an ecologically sensitive expanse of land about 600 miles north of Anchorage, bounded by the Chukchi Sea to the west & the Beaufort Sea to the north. It is the largest single area of public land in the United States. It covers crucial #habitat for #GrizzlyBears, #PolarBears, #caribou, thousands of #MigratoryBirds & other #wildlife.
#Trump #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Climate #FossilFuels #PublicLands #LandConservation #EnvironmentalLaw #law
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Polar Bears
Taking refuge from the weather on the small island of Kolyuchin, known for the weather station that once operated on it in Soviet times, photographer Dmitry Kokh saw movement in one of the abandoned buildings that remained in the village since the station had closed in 1992. Polar Bears had moved in!
#polarbear #polarbears #dmitrykokh #weatherstation #bears #photography #wildlifephotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #animalworld #oursblanc #eisbär #медведь #белыймедведь
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Polar Bears
Taking refuge from the weather on the small island of Kolyuchin, known for the weather station that once operated on it in Soviet times, photographer Dmitry Kokh saw movement in one of the abandoned buildings that remained in the village since the station had closed in 1992. Polar Bears had moved in!
#polarbear #polarbears #dmitrykokh #weatherstation #bears #photography #wildlifephotographer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #animalworld #oursblanc #eisbär #медведь #белыймедведь
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New method tracks contaminant accumulation in Arctic marine mammals https://phys.org/news/2025-03-method-tracks-contaminant-accumulation-arctic.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Orca #Dolphins #PolarBears #OceanPollution #Bioaccumulation #Arctic
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Anti-Icing Polar Bear Fur
Despite spending their lives in and around frigid water, snow, and ice, polar bears are rarely troubled by ice building up on their fur. This natural anti-icing property is one Inuits have long taken advantage of by using polar bear fur in hunting stools and sandals. In a new study, researchers looked at just how “icephobic” polar bear fur is and what properties make it so.
The key to a polar bear’s anti-icing is sebum — a mixture of cholesterol, diacylglycerols, and fatty acids secreted from glands near each hair’s root. When sebum is present on the hair, the researchers found it takes very little force to remove ice; in contrast, fur that had been washed with a surfactant that stripped away the sebum clung to ice.
The researchers are interested in uncovering which specific chemical components of sebum impart its icephobicity. That information could enable a new generation of anti-icing treatments for aircraft and other human-made technologies; right now, many anti-icing treatments use PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” that have major disadvantages to human and environmental health. (Image credit: H. Mager; research credit: J. Carolan et al.; via Physics World)
#adhesion #biology #chemistry #fluidDynamics #icing #physics #polarBears #science
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4th Btn 31st Inf Reg / 3rd Btn 14th Inf Reg, 2nd Brg, 10th Mtn Div, Fort Drum, NY #polarbears #usarmy #goldendragons #hooah #rightoftheline #fortdrum #2ndbrigade #infantry #10thmountain #newyork #photography #eastcoastkin
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4th Btn 31st Inf Reg / 3rd Btn 14th Inf Reg, 2nd Brg, 10th Mtn Div, Fort Drum, NY #polarbears #usarmy #goldendragons #hooah #rightoftheline #fortdrum #2ndbrigade #infantry #10thmountain #newyork #photography #eastcoastkin
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4th Btn 31st Inf Reg / 3rd Btn 14th Inf Reg, 2nd Brg, 10th Mtn Div, Fort Drum, NY #polarbears #usarmy #goldendragons #hooah #rightoftheline #fortdrum #2ndbrigade #infantry #10thmountain #newyork #photography #eastcoastkin
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4-31 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY #polarbears #goldendragons #rightoftheline #fortdrum #usarmy #infantry #hooah #newyork #photography #eastcoastkin
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4-31 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY #polarbears #goldendragons #rightoftheline #fortdrum #usarmy #infantry #hooah #newyork #photography #eastcoastkin
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4-31 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY #polarbears #goldendragons #rightoftheline #fortdrum #usarmy #infantry #hooah #newyork #photography #eastcoastkin
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4-31 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY #polarbears #goldendragons #rightoftheline #fortdrum #usarmy #infantry #hooah #newyork #photography #eastcoastkin
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4-31 Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY #polarbears #goldendragons #rightoftheline #fortdrum #usarmy #infantry #hooah #newyork #photography #eastcoastkin
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Scientists Use Remote Cameras to Capture Polar Bear Cubs Emerging From Dens https://petapixel.com/2025/02/27/scientists-use-remote-cameras-to-capture-polar-bear-cubs-emerging-from-dens/ #remotecamera #Technology #polarbears #polarbear #gpsdata #norway #News
