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  Animal Encyclopedia: Polar Bear
For polar bears, fat is definitely where it's at.
To keep warm when the temperature dips to 50 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, these BIG bears (and we mean big -- males max out at 1,700 pounds) have a four-inch layer of insulating fat underneath their skin.
Each long hair is actually a clear, hollow tube that reflects light--and makes the animal disappear into the snow so that his prey (mainly seals) can't see him coming.
www.animaland.org /asp/encyclopedia/polarbear.asp   (116 words)

  
 Legacy
In this sequel to EON, Greg Bear continues to explore the possibilities presented by the asteroid Thistledown, a remnant of a lost human civilization.
"Bear is one of the few SF writers capable of traveling beyond the limits of mere human ambition and geological time.
Greg Bear, author of over 25 books which have been translated into 17 languages, has won science fiction's highest honors and is considered the natural heir to Arthur C. Clarke.
www.ereads.com /book.asp?bookid=270   (379 words)

  
 BEOWULF - LoveToKnow Article on BEOWULF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The treasures of the dragons hoard are buried with his ashes; and when the great mound is finished, twelve of Beowuifs most famous warriors ride around it, celebrating the praises of the bravest, gen.tlest and most generous of kings.
As the historical character of Hygelac has been proved, it is not unreasonable to accept the authority of the poem for the statement that his nephew Beowulf succeeded Hcardred on the throne of the Gautar, and interfered in the dynastic quarrels of the Swedes.
There are similar alternative possibilities with regard to the explanation of the striking resemblances which certain incidents of the adventures with Grendel and the dragon bear to incidents in the narratives of Saxo and the Icelandic sagas.
www.1911ency.org /B/BE/BEOWULF.htm   (5999 words)

  
 Buy Bear wood Online or Sell Bear wood Online - eBay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
You can find both new bear wood and vintage bear wood collectibles.
Bear in mind that Offutt exaggerates and takes some artistic license in his representations of Eastern Kentucky.
and drills are being brought to bear on wonky shelves and dripping taps.
www.low-priced-collectibles.com /bear+wood.htm   (858 words)

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