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True or False? Polar bears can’t swim.
True! They can swim for days at a time!
True or False? Polar bears are the largest land carnivores.
True! And they are really big. Some are even 8 feet tall!
True or False? Antarctica is a desert.
True! Because the Antarctic doesn't get very much rain.
True or False? The north pole is completely made of ice.
True! There is no land, but some of the ice is 9 feet thick!
True or False? Penguins can swim backwards.
False! They cannot swim backwards.
True or False? Penguins don't lay eggs.
False! As soon as the egg is laid, the female penguin needs to go catch some fish.
True or False? Polar bears have black skin.
True! Polar bears have black skin that attracts the warmth of the sun.
True or False? Polar bears have white fur.
False! Polar bears have transparent fur that holds in warm air. It looks white because of the reflection from the snow.
True or False? All narwhals have tusks.
False! It is mainly the males that have tusks. The tusk is actually an enlarged tooth.
