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12-09-2017, 08:21 AM
The polar bear in this video is dying from starvation. Fortunately, most aren't...yet
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After landing on Baffin Island, Canada, wildlife photographer and environmental activist Paul Nicklen captured video of a frail polar bear — dying and foaming from the mouth — as the weak animal collapsed to the ground. The bear will soon be dead — if it isn't already.*
On Dec. 5, Nicklen posted the grim video to his Instagram account, and since then, it's been stirring *emotions around the web. Polar bears are, for better or worse, a symbolic species when it comes to global warming, and many are seeing this video as a new warning sign.*
Fortunately, however, the condition of this bear is not representative of most polar bear populations — at least not yet.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/08/starving-polar-bear-video-threatened-species/)
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After landing on Baffin Island, Canada, wildlife photographer and environmental activist Paul Nicklen captured video of a frail polar bear — dying and foaming from the mouth — as the weak animal collapsed to the ground. The bear will soon be dead — if it isn't already.*
On Dec. 5, Nicklen posted the grim video to his Instagram account, and since then, it's been stirring *emotions around the web. Polar bears are, for better or worse, a symbolic species when it comes to global warming, and many are seeing this video as a new warning sign.*
Fortunately, however, the condition of this bear is not representative of most polar bear populations — at least not yet.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/08/starving-polar-bear-video-threatened-species/)
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