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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

That icy cold water they swim in has nothing to do with it

Boing Boing: That icy cold water they swim in has nothing to do with it: "That icy cold water they swim in has nothing to do with it
MSNBC reports 'Polar bear genitals shrinking due to pollution.' Snip:

The icecap may not be the only thing shrinking in the Arctic. The genitals of polar bears in east Greenland are apparently dwindling in size due to industrial pollutants. Scientists report this shrinkage could, in the worst case scenario, endanger polar bears there and elsewhere by spoiling their love lives and causing their numbers to diminish.

In fact, all marine mammals could get affected by these pollutants, 'especially the Arctic fox, killer whale and pilot whales,' wildlife veterinarian and toxicologist Christian Sonne at the National Environmental Research Institute of Denmark in Roskilde told LiveScience. These animals bodies also carry extremely high levels of these contaminants."

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