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Write two common adaptive features of a polar bear which help in keeping it warm.

The two common adaptive features of a polar bear which help in keeping it warm are:

i) It has two thick layers of fur which keeps it warm.


ii) It has a layer of fat under the skin which insulates its body from cold.


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