DETROIT - AUGUST 25: Talini (L), a 9-month old 160-pound polar bear cub, swims with her mother Barle at the Detroit Zoo's Artic Ring of Life exhibit August 25, 2005 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Talini's birth was the first polar bear birth at the Detroit Zoo in fifteen years. Her mother Barle was wild born and was rescued by the Detroit Zoo from a circus in Puerto Rico in 2002. She is a first-time mom. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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How polar bear fur could advance anti-icing products

Have you ever wondered why a polar bear’s fur doesn't freeze? CNN's Randi Kaye examines new research highlighting the benefits of their greasy fur and how it could be applied to future anti-icing products.

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DETROIT - AUGUST 25: Talini (L), a 9-month old 160-pound polar bear cub, swims with her mother Barle at the Detroit Zoo's Artic Ring of Life exhibit August 25, 2005 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Talini's birth was the first polar bear birth at the Detroit Zoo in fifteen years. Her mother Barle was wild born and was rescued by the Detroit Zoo from a circus in Puerto Rico in 2002. She is a first-time mom. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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