The Bizarre Anatomy Of: Polar Bears | Inside Nature's Giants

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This documentary reveals the incredible survival secrets of two of the animal kingdom's most formidable giants: the Arctic's ultimate predator, the Polar Bear, and the ocean's largest reptile, the Giant Leatherback Sea Turtle. Travel with scientists to the extremes of Greenland to understand the polar bear's unbelievable insulation, its evolutionary advantage over the grizzly, and the serious threats modern pollution poses to this magnificent land carnivore as contaminants bioaccumulate up the Arctic food chain. Then, explore the leatherback turtle's unique survival strategy. Learn how this massive cold-blooded reptile maintains its core temperature with a layer of blubber, how its specialized spiky esophagus allows it to thrive on a diet of jellyfish, and why these ocean navigators appear to "cry" when they return to land. This is an anatomical deep-dive into the adaptations that allow these creatures to dominate their extreme environments. 00:00 Polar Bear 1:02:48 Leatherback Sea Turtle Subscribe to watch the latest documentaries on fearsome predators: https://bitly.ws/3d7qX