| #4 Polar bears are great to watch, but they are very dangerous. We had a young man who graduated from one of our village schools moved up to Point Lay, about halfway between Kotzebue and Barrow in NW alaska. He and his girlfriend were walking in the village that night when a polar bear came around the corner. He diverted the bear's attention and the girl escaped. He didn't and was half eaten when the village public safety officer arrived and killed the bear. A necropsy performed on the bear by fish and game found no fat on the bears body except for a bit around the heart. The bear had been starving. Polar bear fur makes nice parka ruffs, as the hairs are hollow and shed moisture. Polar bears do not make good pets, except that the cubs are cute and cuddly when they are very young. |