Do you know how polar bears do to dry themselves after diving?

Polar bears, for those who don't know, besides being the largest bear species on the planet - measured between 2.2 and 2.5 meters from head to butt and almost 3 m when standing on their hind legs -, are the largest land carnivores today. These magnificent animals, though endangered, can be found in territories that span the Arctic Circle, such as Russia, Canada, Greenland, and Norway, and are not intimidated by the cold, no, so much so that unlike from other bears, they do not hibernate and continue hunting even in winter.

And speaking of hunting, polar bears feed on animals like reindeer, rodents, some birds, eggs, fruits when they come across any, and fish. However, they are especially fans of seals - mammals that spend much of their time at sea, so polar bears are more than used to diving into the freezing Arctic waters to catch food. But what do they do to dry up later? After all, with the cold in the regions where they live, it is not cool to be soaked!

Family drying

Do you know when you give your catioro a bath and he has a syrup and comes out crazed, rubbing his body on any surface he finds, such as towels, rugs, sofas, etc.? It's OK that many dogs do it for pure pleasure, but you get the idea, right?

Because polar bears do something like that to eliminate excess water from their fur - only instead of rubbing themselves on dry surfaces, as you can see in the lovely video below, shared by people on the PBS site on your YouTube channel., the animals come out rubbing their bodies over the snow. Watch:

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