I went to this pole aquarium and there was this huge polar bear,but all it did was stand there and shake it's head real hard.Why?Anyone know?Oh,and if you're here it spam,make fun of,or do any other annoying stuff,dont post.Leave.I only allow kindly people who are actually gonna answer me.Thankies!
2006-08-10 01:26:44 · 7 answers · asked by Kirai and Mints 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Maybe it has something to do with the way they listen for their prey. The arctic is pretty vast. Or maybe the constant movement helps to keep them warm? I doubt that one. It could be a way of communicating with other bears, like showing its dominance to other bears or something. Sorry I responded. I don't know. Just thought I would throw out some suggestions. Now that I think about it, I think Miramira is right. I've heard that as well.
2006-08-10 01:39:33 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
polar bears head shaking is actually called head bobbing. and it is what is known as a stereotypical/abnormal behaviour which is apparently a way of dealing with the stress and boredom. in the wild polar bears would roam the arctic in search of food so they could spend a whole day looking for food but in captivity the polar bear gets its food given to it so it doesn't have to go looking for it. so what does it do instead? if the polar bear cannot roam in search of food it will behave in a way that is not normal. if you put that in to human terms, its like not letting a kid from going out with its friends and putting it in a room with nothing in it so all the kid can do is look out a window. I'm sure that kid will soon get bored and don't know what to do, most likely have a temper tantrum until you let the kid out. that temper tantrum would be like the head bobbing of a polar bear.
hope this helped.
2016-11-02 22:45:21 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bear Shake
2016-12-14 14:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
serious signs of head swinging and stereotypical behaviour results from a form of stress. Almost all zoos now admit polar bears cannot be kept properly in captivity.
2006-08-10 04:27:38 · answer #4 · answered by honeybun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im afraid that this is a sign of stress. its called "weaving".
horses do it too.
probebly a sign that the animals instincts and nature are being constrained in a way that it just cant deal with.
2006-08-17 21:38:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ITS THEIR RESPONSE TO PSCH. LABELS....THEY STRONGLY RESENT EVERYTHING BEING BLAMED ON BI POLAR
2006-08-15 19:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by flowerspirit2000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere that it was because they were bored.
2006-08-10 01:33:23 · answer #7 · answered by miramira 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋