TY - JOUR
TI - Can polar bear hairs absorb environmental energy?
AU - He Ji-Huan
AU - Wang Qing-li
AU - Sun Jie
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2011
VL - 15
IS - 3
SP - 911
EP - 913
PT - Article
AB - A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) has superior ability to survive in harsh  Arctic regions, why does the animal have such an excellent thermal  protection? The present paper finds that the unique labyrinth cavity  structure of the polar bear hair plays an important role. The hair can not  only prevent body temperature loss but can also absorb energy from the  environment.