![Patches at NC Zoo with her big red ball - notice the colour of her skin on her shaven right paw? Polar bears have black skin under which there is a layer Patches at NC Zoo with her big red ball - notice the colour of her skin on her shaven right paw? Polar bears have black skin under which there is a layer](https://external-preview.redd.it/rYvNJL_kWsj7qus83UVz25NHJUImgW0ORUDAcWiasWY.jpg?auto=webp&s=0a0b0a9108af364008cd3b33c80715514c19fb8f)
Patches at NC Zoo with her big red ball - notice the colour of her skin on her shaven right paw? Polar bears have black skin under which there is a layer
Frontiers North Adventures - Did You Know? Polar bears have black skin but we don't know why. Maybe dark skin helps to keep the bear warm by absorbing heat, or maybe it's
![A polar bear's skin, Greenland, 1965 Skin of a male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with three-dimensionally prepared, realistic head. On black textile mat. CITES certification available. Length circa 250 cm, width 209 A polar bear's skin, Greenland, 1965 Skin of a male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with three-dimensionally prepared, realistic head. On black textile mat. CITES certification available. Length circa 250 cm, width 209](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BR5T76/a-polar-bears-skin-greenland-1965-skin-of-a-male-polar-bear-ursus-BR5T76.jpg)