Is it possible to have an albino polar bear

So when keeping all that in mind, is it really conceivable for an albino polar bear to exist? The answer is rather ambivalent. It is generally assumed that it is indeed possible for an albino polar bear to survive even with all those disadvantages. Even though it should be way more vigilant compared to normal bears, the albino polar bear, will blend into the mold.

In the end, both furs are white in color, so from an environmental point it should not be dangerous, the albino polar bear will also fade in its surroundings. The ultraviolet rays may prove problematic, but even in the summer season in the artic there is not much sun, the best one can hope for, in terms of a good weather, is cloudy with a few sun rays here and there. The albino polar bear should be able to grow normally and reach the point of reproduction with a moderate level of difficulty.

Unlike other albino animals, which are in a huge disadvantage given biomes of forests, jungles, savannas and so on. In conclusion, the albino polar bear, while it may be a rare sight to behold, it most certainly roams out there in the arctic wastelands of the north.

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, they are enjoying their lives to the fullest, given the fact that they have indeed pulled the lucky card in terms of surroundings. If only, other albino animals were so lucky, who knows maybe in the future there will be more, only time will tell for sure! I found this: Their experiments showed that a one-fifth inch strand of polar bear hair conducted less than a thousandth of a percent of applied ultraviolet light. Then why is the skin black? Not sure what any of this has to do with albino polar bears, though.

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Home What is Fluther? Because albino animals lack camouflage they often struggle both as hunters and prey. Finding it harder to both sneak up on prey and hide themselves from hunters. Because of this animals with albinism often have quite low survival rates in nature.

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