Aithne air Ainmhidhean (All About Animals): Percy am Mathan Ban (Percy the Polar Bear)

Following the activities of a 10-week-old polar bear being raised by his mother in the Canadian Arctic. Percy was born during the winter in a den kept up to 40 degrees warmer than outside, where the temperature drops to minus 60C and it is dark for months. Polar bears have thick coats, a 10cm thick layer of blubber that acts like thermal underwear, and huge fur-covered paws that are like snowshoes