The polar bears fur combines two distinctive optical phenomena: the light collection through optical scattering and the luminescence light collection with the aim of capturing light and concentrating it at the basis of the hairs, where it is converted to heat. Photo More recent research has concluded that the hair works collectively as a system to transmit light and heat. Subsequent studies have shown that a single hair’s ability to transmit light is weak and only under perfect circumstances can light travel far enough in one fiber to reach the skin. Initial studies concluded their fur functioned like fiber optic cables. It was thought that light entered a hollow hair fiber and bounced back and forth off the inside until it was transmitted directly into the bear’s skin. How polar bear fur actually functions is still a subject of research and debate. Since the sun’s light is white, it’s the color we perceive polar bears to be. When sunlight hits the bear, it undergoes a complex scattering process within the fur (more on that in a bit), with a small amount of light eventually being reflected. Polar bear fur isn’t actually white! It’s hollow and made of transparent keratin, with little to no pigmentation. I know you’re thinking, “doesn’t that white fur just reflect it all away?” Black Skin: Photo: WWF This is an adaptation to help them absorb as much heat as possible from the sun’s rays. Underneath that heavy coat, polar bears have black skin. This is why wearing white on a hot summer day generally feels better than black.

White, on the other hand, is a reflection of all colors. A black object is absorbing all colors, and reflecting none.

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