Ocupation: Explorer
Life: b. August 30, 1935
Birthday: August 30
For humans, the Arctic is a harshly inhospitable place, but the conditions there are precisely what polar bears require to survive - and thrive. 'Harsh' to us is 'home' for them. Take away the ice and snow, increase the temperature by even a little, and the realm that makes their lives possible literally melts away.
source: "Save the Polar Bears, Save Ourselves" by Sylvia Earle, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 20, 2012.
topic: Home, Ice And Snow, Temperature, Polar Bears