Sentences with phrase «polar bear skins»

A ban backed by the United States to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws at the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species has been shot down, due to opposition led by Canada and Norway.

Surprisingly, the 17th - century winterers did not use polar bear skins to make clothes, as later polar travellers did.

Underneath all that hair, polar bear skin is actually black.

In perhaps the most ironic listing of all, a Chinese auction site listed a polar bear skin rug that sold for US $ 25,825.

The seller noted that the pelt was «imported from Canada, and it's the last chance to have such a polar bear skin since the species is endangered due to the global warming.»

Not exact matches

Nine thousand years ago, they survived frigid year - round temperatures in animal - skin tents some 500 kilometers north of what is now the Russian mainland, and they were the only people ever known to hunt large numbers of polar bears without firearms.

Background If you were an animal with a thick layer of fat under your skin and a heavy coat of fur, such as a polar bear, would you live in a tropical forest?

Nine thousand years ago, they survived frigid year - round temperatures in animal - skin tents some 500 kilometers north of what is now the Russian mainland, and they were the only people ever known to hunt large numbers of polar bears without firearms.

As an Inuvialuit artist her exploration of Indigenous materials variously includes polar bear fur, seal skin and whale intestines in combination with anodized aluminum, pvc, wool and other materials associated with industry.

The polar bear is perfectly suited to its frigid, icy habitat: They have two layers of fur — glossy, waterproof «guard» hairs and dense under - fur — and a thick layer of fat — 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters)-- beneath their skin that helps keep them warm.