Polar bear's record 9-day continuous swim blamed on global warming

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LONDON: Scientists studying bears around the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska, have revealed that a polar bear swam continuously for over nine days, which could be the result of climate change.

Scientists from the US Geological Survey revealed the first evidence of long distance swimming by polar bears after observing one that swam continuously for over nine days.

"This bear swam continuously for 232 hours and 687 km and through waters that were 2-6 degrees C," the BBC quoted research zoologist George M. Durner as saying.

"We are in awe that an animal that spends most of its time on the surface of sea ice could swim constantly for so long in water so cold. It is truly an amazing feat," he said.

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