APDG ~ National Polar Bear Day - 2/27

Did any of you know that February 27th is National Polar Bear Day? Well of course it is.

National Polar Bear Day gives you the opportunity to .... you guessed it......learn about polar bears!

National Polar Bear Day-also known as International Polar Bear everywhere but the U.S-is a holiday that falls on the 27th of February every year. This is a holiday that’s designed to raise attention to the plight of polar bears and their struggle against human-induced climate change. Temperatures in the Arctic have been rising steadily over the past few decades and as a result, polar bears are losing their environment.

This holiday was created in 2011 by Polar Bear International-an organization that’s dedicated to educating the public about polar bears and the challenges they face, as well as advocate directly on their behalf. Every year since it was established, this holiday continues to grow and more people are beginning to get involved in the cause. The more a person learns about polar bears the more fascinated they become. That’s because polar bears are one of the most interesting animals on the planet. Anyone who thinks that we’re exaggerating might want to check out the following interesting facts about them below.

Polar bear’s bodies are built for the cold with a layer of fat that can measure up to 4.5 inches thick.

Polar bear’s fur isn’t white, it’s translucent. It appears white because it reflects visible light.

The skin underneath a polar bear’s fur is black-which helps to hold on to warmth from sunlight.

Polar bears can swim up to 6 miles-per-hour in water, and they can cover long distances by swimming.

Polar bears only catch prey on their hunts 2% of the time. The rest of the time they scavenge carcasses or eat small mammals, birds, or vegetation.

A Pizzly is a rare hybrid that occurs when polar bears mate with grizzly bears.

Full-grown male polar bears can weigh as much as 17764 pounds.

Polar bears can smell their prey from just over a mile.

These animals can become overheated if the temperature rises above 60-degrees Fahrenheit.

One of the first steps to appreciating this holiday is by taking some time to learn about polar bears. There are plenty of books and documentaries on these fascinating animals that will teach a person about their diet, eating habits, and their environment. Once a person has learned about polar bears, they should then take the time to consider helping the cause of saving polar bears. This can be done by donating to an organization that helps polar bears such as Polar Bear International, or some other like minded organization. People can also use the hashtag #NationalPolarBearDay or #InternationalPolarBearDay to spread the news about this holiday so more people will take part and hopefully, help save the polar bears.

Next onto our swap:

Post THREE (3) pictures and/or gifs to each of your THREE (3) partner's profiles with the theme “National Polar Bear Day or polar bears”. The pictures that you choose may be the SAME OR DIFFERENT between all of your partners. Please choose pictures that you think THEY will enjoy!

Only people with well filled out profiles may participate in this swap. I will be checking the night before partners get assigned.

If you get 3 pictures from your partner on "National Polar Bear Day or polar bears" you have to rate them a 5. The heart on the rating is for if you like what they sent.

To leave a photo on someone's profile use this code ! [ ] ( Put image address here ) With NO spaces & paste the picture's link between the curved parentheses.

Practice on your own profile first to be sure it looks good because you can easily delete there.

Pick images that are size 300 wide or smaller to be sure they fit. I go to Google images to get my pictures.

Hover over images to see their size because there will be some larger sizes there too. If you really like something click on it and go to the words SEARCH BY IMAGE and click on that. THEN go to the word SMALL and see if there is one 300 size. There are other tricks in the group thread; AN EASY way to get a small PIC from a BIG one;-)

You can find moving pictures at http://giphy.com/

Please write the TITLE OF THE SWAP ON YOUR PROFILE DECO MESSAGE too! This makes it easier for partners that are in a lot of these swaps to rate it.

Any problems, feel free to contact me.

I want to thank @anrtist for allowing me to borrow SOME of her wording.