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How did the polar bear become the rock star of the animal kingdom?
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Background from CBC:

Question: How did the polar bear become the rock star of the animal kingdom? The answer may be that around the world millions of otherwise ordinary people have developed a serious case of polar bear fever. It afflicts photographers, environmentalists, eco-tourists and ordinary citizens who can’t bear the thought that this magnificent solitary creature may be in trouble.

This the story of a creature that can be considered a treasure, or a trophy. It follows the polar paparazzi as they wait in bone-chilling weather to capture the holy grail of polar bear images - a mother and her cubs emerging from the den. And Polar Bear Fever joins the annual circus that descends on the polar bear capital of the world to watch the celebrities of the animal kingdom in their annual trek to the sea ice.

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