Q.
Answers (9)
1.
. Most obvious is the polar bears color, which can range from a butter cream yellow to a very pure white. Appearing white like its surroundings provides a natural camouflage for the polar bear. But, interestingly, appearances can be deceiving. Polar bears arent actually that color their skin is black.
Answered by LIPSIKA, 03 Feb 01:52 pm
Report abuse
Useful
(1)
Not Useful
(0)
Your vote on this answer has already been received
2.
Surprisingly, the polar bears' skin color is black. The bears' black skin absorbs heat from the sun. The fur, which appears to be white, is actually made up of almost colorless, almost transparent hairs. The long, coarse guard hairs are hollow, letting the warming rays of the sun reach to the dark skin that acts as a solar heat collector.
The air-filled guard hairs also help insulate them from the cold temperatures. The hairs of the thick undercoat are also nearly colorless but are not hollow. Reflection of the sunlight from the densely packed, almost colorless hairs makes polar bears appear to be white in a sort of optical illusion.
The hairs are not truly transparent, but do contain keratin. Keratin is almost clear but is off-white, the same as your fingernails, which are also composed of keratin. Viewed side-on, the hairs appear colorless; viewed lengthwise (as if one were looking down a telescope) the hairs no longer appear transparent. For many years, scientists operated u ...more
Answered by saranathan Narasimhan, 03 Feb 02:04 pm
The air-filled guard hairs also help insulate them from the cold temperatures. The hairs of the thick undercoat are also nearly colorless but are not hollow. Reflection of the sunlight from the densely packed, almost colorless hairs makes polar bears appear to be white in a sort of optical illusion.
The hairs are not truly transparent, but do contain keratin. Keratin is almost clear but is off-white, the same as your fingernails, which are also composed of keratin. Viewed side-on, the hairs appear colorless; viewed lengthwise (as if one were looking down a telescope) the hairs no longer appear transparent. For many years, scientists operated u ...more
Report abuse
Useful
(1)
Not Useful
(0)
Your vote on this answer has already been received
3.
Report abuse
Useful
(1)
Not Useful
(0)
Your vote on this answer has already been received
4.
Colourless
The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths.
Answered by iqbal seth, 03 Feb 01:48 pm
The hair of a polar bear looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors. The color white becomes visible to our eyes when an object reflects back all of the visible wavelengths of light, rather than absorbing some of the wavelengths.
Report abuse
Useful
(1)
Not Useful
(0)
Your vote on this answer has already been received
5.
Report abuse
Useful
(1)
Not Useful
(0)
Your vote on this answer has already been received
6.
Report abuse
Useful
(1)
Not Useful
(0)
Your vote on this answer has already been received
7.
Report abuse
Useful
(1)
Not Useful
(0)
Your vote on this answer has already been received
8.
Report abuse
Useful
(1)
Not Useful
(0)
Your vote on this answer has already been received
9.
Report abuse
Useful
(0)
Not Useful
(0)
Your vote on this answer has already been received