But the animal’s actions weren’t just for play. Although polar bears “do seem to roll sometimes for fun, it’s also how they stay clean,” the zoo wrote in a social media post earlier this week.
“Clean polar bear fur is a better insulator than dirty fur, so when it’s cold out, they like to go for a swim and then roll in the snow,” read the post, which included another video of polar bears Hudson and Hope.
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Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states Snow falls on a ground crew working outside a parked plane at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states Snow and ice are cleared outside a parked plane at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states A man walks on the Monon Trail as snot blows, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states Edward Caldwell works to clear a downed tree at his moms house on February 3, 2022, in Memphis, Tennessee. The massive storm, working its way across the Midwest, continues to blast states with snow, sleet, and freezing rain in some areas. (Brad Vest/Getty Images)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states Ice from winter storm Landon accumulates on an art installation in the Edge District neighborhood on February 3, 2022, in Memphis, Tennessee. The massive storm, working its way across the Midwest, continues to blast states with snow, sleet, and freezing rain in some areas. (Brad Vest/Getty Images)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states A rider steps onto a bus during a light freezing rain in Dallas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states Ice coats trees and the road as an SUV drives in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states People sled down Flag Pole Hill Park, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Dallas. More than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power across the U.S. on Thursday as freezing rain and snow weighed down tree limbs and encrusted power lines, part of a winter storm that caused an apparent tornado in Alabama, dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and brought rare measurable snowfall to parts of Texas. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states Downtown Dallas is seen in the distance with ice and snow covered houses along the Western banks of White Rock Lake, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. More than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power across the U.S. on Thursday as freezing rain and snow weighed down tree limbs and encrusted power lines, part of a winter storm that caused an apparent tornado in Alabama, dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and brought rare measurable snowfall to parts of Texas. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states Adam Basch pulls Lim Walthall on his sled, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Photos: Winter storm dumps snow, ice on more states People walk on a sidewalk along a busy road where the canopies on the trees were frozen over after a winter storm that moved in overnight in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
