Could polar bears survive in the Antarctic climate?

Could polar bears live just as well in Antarctica as they do in the north pole? They may well get by, but at least it would supply an answer to the age old question: if a polar bear had a fight with a group of penguins, who'd win? Richard Proctor, London SE13. read more

Of course polar bears can live in Antarctica! In Biggles' Second Case (1948), Biggles and the boys are in the South Atlantic on the trail of rogue Nazi Captain von Schonbeck and his U-517. While searching for the missing Biggles and Ginger, their pals Algy and Bertie find blood on the ice, while a quarter of a mile away two polar bears are seen swimming away. read more

Ian - Starving Polar bears desperately clinging to lumps of melting ice is an image that most people relate to regarding global warming and the threats to wildlife and, given their iconic status, it has even been suggested we could save the polar bear by translocating them to the Antarctic. read more