![The Polar Bear's stark white coat provides camouflage in surrounding snow and ice. But under their fur, polar bears have black skin—the better to soak in the sun's warming rays. : r/Awwducational The Polar Bear's stark white coat provides camouflage in surrounding snow and ice. But under their fur, polar bears have black skin—the better to soak in the sun's warming rays. : r/Awwducational](https://preview.redd.it/wa3sdm3p45241.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1c6dc4fb30546f4742881087214e96086665d947)
The Polar Bear's stark white coat provides camouflage in surrounding snow and ice. But under their fur, polar bears have black skin—the better to soak in the sun's warming rays. : r/Awwducational
![TIL Polar bear fur is not white, it's clear. A polar bear's coat has no white pigment. In fact, its skin is black and its colorless hairs are transparent/hollow. : r/todayilearned TIL Polar bear fur is not white, it's clear. A polar bear's coat has no white pigment. In fact, its skin is black and its colorless hairs are transparent/hollow. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/Ve2PIfmTb9uvZGYq0GgGGNx2qkVXx0QBSQBy9-f8Fo0.jpg?auto=webp&s=69ffe78f919433a9354735b820326e3a4cfbab77)
TIL Polar bear fur is not white, it's clear. A polar bear's coat has no white pigment. In fact, its skin is black and its colorless hairs are transparent/hollow. : r/todayilearned
![A Polar bear's coat has two layers of hair: an outer layer, of long hollow guard hairs; and an undercoat of shorter hair. The guard hairs are mostly transparent or clear, but A Polar bear's coat has two layers of hair: an outer layer, of long hollow guard hairs; and an undercoat of shorter hair. The guard hairs are mostly transparent or clear, but](https://cornerofthecabinet.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/polar-bear-close-up.jpg)