CHOMP-RUMBLE
Polar Bear
The Arctic's heavyweight champ.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Polar Bear vs Walrus
Tonight's science rumble is set in a giant zoo clearing at high noon. No snacks were harmed.
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus
Polar bears can swim for days. They are marine mammals in a fur coat.
Mostly seals. They are the most carnivorous of all the bears.
Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
A walrus mustache has hundreds of whiskers, each a sensor.
Clams, mostly. Sensitive whiskers find shells in the dark mud.
Who do YOU think wins?
BELLOW-OONG
Walrus
A tusked sofa that rules the ice.
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