Brrrr!

Q: Do polar bears get cold?

A: The fury giants live in Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, and Norway some of the coldest areas in the world where winter temperatures can drop to -45 Celsius. Brrr!

Polar bears are protected by with two layers of fur and a layer of blubber that can measure 4.5 inches thick. With such good insulation they experience almost no heat loss. But do they ever get cold?

According to the San Diego zoo, polar bears are more likely to suffer from over-heating than hypothermia. Polar bears can swim in frozen ocean water with no worry and survive even the harshest, coldest winter storm. Their two-layer fur sticks together when wet, so it serves as waterproof barrier for the bear keeping them dry and warm.

Their 4-inch blubber insulates the bear from the bone-chilling air and also acts as a nutritional reserve when its hard to find food. The blubber also helps the bear float when they're swimming in the icy ocean.

Although polar bears do not hibernate, they do make a den and sleep during times of low temperatures which will help keep them warm. Their bodies slow down and preserve their energy.

There is a catch- the bear must be healthy to withstand the Arctic cold. A young bear, sick bear, or nursing female bear may have a harder time dealing with the cold because they aren't able to reserve their fat.

Any healthy polar bear has all it needs to stay warm in the freezing cold... more power to them.