{"id":357,"date":"2018-03-19T09:18:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T09:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/?page_id=357"},"modified":"2018-03-20T14:38:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T14:38:29","slug":"adaptations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/en\/adaptations\/","title":{"rendered":"Adaptations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-178\" src=\"http:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kohastumine-260x300.png\" alt=\"J\u00e4\u00e4karu kohastumine\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kohastumine-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kohastumine.png 763w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>THE POLAR BEAR IS WELL ADAPTED TO LIVING IN THE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">The fur, made up of an outer layer of long guard hairs and a dense undercoat of short hairs, is oily and water-resistant. It has excellent insulation properties and keeps the bear warm.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Black skin absorbs radiation heat from the sun.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">The long transparent guard hairs trap the sunlight and make the polar bear\u2019s coat appear white.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Subcutaneous fat layer (up to 11 cm thick) gives energy and provides buoyancy.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Huge forepaws act as paddles when swimming.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Hind feet push and serve as rudders.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">The soles are hairy and the black sole pads are covered with papillae, which prevent slipping on the ice.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Webbing between the toes of the forepaws allows for effective swimming.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Strong and up to 5 cm long sharp claws are used to gain traction on the ice, grip the prey and dig the den.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">The huge stomach is capable of digesting large amounts of energy-rich food.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Slow moving (ca 4 km\/h) guarantees energy saving.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">The elongated muzzle and neck help to warm the cold and arid inhaled air before it reaches the lung<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Small round ears minimize heat loss.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Eyes are covered with a membrane, which shields them from bright sunlight.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">When diving, the polar bear\u2019s nostrils close and it can stay underwater for up to three minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE POLAR BEAR IS WELL ADAPTED TO LIVING IN THE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT: The fur, made up of an outer layer of long guard hairs and a dense undercoat of short hairs, is oily and water-resistant. It has excellent insulation properties and keeps the bear warm. Black skin absorbs radiation heat from the sun. The long [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page4.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/polaarium.tallinnzoo.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}