Polar Bear

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Polar bear = ours polaire (ou « ours blanc » )

***** Location: Canada
***** Season: winter hiver
***** Category: Animal

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Explanation

The polar bear is indigenous to Canada. Its habitat is the far North & the Arctic. It roams on the barren snows of the tundra, and on the ice pack of the Arctic Ocean. Polar bears are expert hunters and fishers. Due to increasing encroachment on its previously pristine environment, the polar bear may soon be a species in danger.

Richard Vallance

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ice bear
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native to the Arctic and Subarctic. The world's largest land carnivore, an adult male generally weighs 300–600 kg (660–1320 lb), while an adult female is about half that size. Its fur is hollow and translucent, but usually appears as white or cream colored, thus providing the animal with effective camouflage, though its skin is actually black. Its thick blubber and fur insulate it against the cold. The bear has a short tail and small ears that help reduce heat loss, as well as a relatively small head and long, tapered body to streamline it for swimming.

A semi-aquatic marine mammal, the polar bear is adapted for a life on land, sea, and ice, and is the apex predator within its range. It feeds mainly on seals, young walruses, and whales, although it is an opportunistic feeder and will eat almost anything if hungry.



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HAIKU

on ice floes
melting too early
polar bear cubs trapped


sur les banquises
glace fondée trop tôt
pour les oursons blancs

Richard Vallance 2008


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***** Bear (kuma)Japan. Bear hunters (matagi),
Iomante Festival and many more


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Husky

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Husky = chien de traîneau (ou « husky » )

***** Location: Canada
***** Season: Winter
***** Category: Animal

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Explanation

The husky or in French "chien de traîneau" (ou « husky » ) is vital to the very subsistence of Canada's Inuit (eskimos) in the far north, the shores of the Arctic Ocean, Baffin Island, Hudson's Bay etc. Without these beautiful, hardy dogs pulling the hunters' sleds (traîneaux in French), the Inuit would starve to death. Teams strong huskies pull the sleds (usually 6-8 dogs), and the Inuit hunters place their catch, seals, whales cut up into blubber (fatty meat), caribou and other prey.

You will also notice in the haiku below that Canadian winter haiku are not always necessarily "nice". We live in a harsh environment. Whereas the word "frontier" epitomizes America, Canada is "wilderness", no doubt about it. Even today, over 90 % of Canada is uninhabited.

In other words, the concept of "harmony" (wa) so essential to Japanese haiku, is alien to the Canadian spirit.
If anything, the word "wilderness" is the very essence of the Canadian natural landscape, regardless of season.

Richard Vallance

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Sibirian Husky Dog Facts



Being a working dog, it is very agile and nimble and some would say that when it walks it has a finesse rarely seen in other dogs. His northern heritage is suggested by a medium sized compact body, well furred body and pointy erect ears. Resembling a wolf, the dog willfully accepts a harness and pulls its master on skis or pulls the sled.

Now when it comes to sizing up a Husky there is a large variation of breed standards all agreeing that height and weight should be proportionate. Male huskies should be approximately 21 to 23 inches high and measuring between 45 to 60 lb while females though having the same height 20 to 22 inches they should weigh around 35 to 50 lb.

Another quirk Huskies tend to have is that in the cold season their noses might present the hypo-pigmentation phenomena which is a slight discoloration of the nose turning from black to a lighter shade of brown or even pink. The color should return to normal in the hot season.

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Alaskan Husky
Alaskan Malamute
Canadian Eskimo Dog
Eurohound
Greenland Dog
Mackenzie River Husky
Norwegian Elkhound
Sakhalin Husky
Samoyed
Seppala Siberian Sleddog
Siberian Husky
Tamaskan Husky

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Inuit hunters
and huskies in a gale
starving to death

chasseurs Inuit
et chiens de traîneau dans l'orage
qui crèvent de faim

Richard Vallance 2008

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***** Dog (inu) Japan. Worldwide


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