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What color is a polar bear's skin under its white fur?
Answer
Black
Polar bears have black skin underneath their fur. The dark skin helps absorb heat from the sun, while their fur appears white but is actually transparent and hollow.
💡 Did you know?
Polar bear fur isn't white - it's transparent tubes that scatter light to appear white.
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- Pink
- White
- Gray
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