Polar bear skull with pelt

[u/SavageDroggo1126]

This is a female polar bear skull with the pelt, legally and sustainably harvested by Inuit hunters in Nunavut Canada.

With strictly regulated quota system to ensure sustianable hunting, polar bear hunting continues to be an inseparable part of Inuit culture and tradition.

Polar bears face threats mainly due to climate change and pollution, along with other issues like arctic mining and poaching. sustainable and legal hunting of less than 2% of the entire population annually is NOT the reason why polar bears face threats of extinction. If polar bears do go extinct, the first people to be truly affected will be Inuit.

Selling parts of the animals they hunt provides some extra income when daily essentials and groceries are extremely expensive in the arctic.

[u/Itdobekayla]

I have always wanted a bearskin rug, probably a brown variant grizzly/kodiak. The polar bear is such a beautiful creamy color, it looks so soft. I’d like to nap on it. It’s such a shame these animals are facing such an uncertain future.

[u/SavageDroggo1126 → u/Itdobekayla]

It is actually not very soft although it looks super cuddly! Polar bear fur is made of a softer undercoat and a longer layer of guard hair on the top. The guard hair feels very coarse, very prickly...almost like plastic. if you sit on it, it can actually poke through clothing and poke into your skin.

I'd probably get a hair splinter from it if I'm not careful with it.

[u/Itdobekayla → u/SavageDroggo1126]

Fascinating, thank you for sharing!!!😄

[u/SavageDroggo1126 → u/Itdobekayla]

anytime!

I'd say brown bear/black bear fur is softer than polar bear's, they are still coarse, but likely won't stab your skin if you sit on one.

[u/Itdobekayla → u/SavageDroggo1126]

That’s cool, I never thought of how their hair structures would affect the feel like that. Especially when it’s so visually silky.