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Polar Bear Fur Tuft

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Small piece of real polar bear fur. This is going to have to tide me over until I'm actually able to one day get a full bear pelt. :)

The bit of leather it's on is a little over an inch and the hairs measure 2.5-3 inches long.


Backstory: My family went out to a fancy restaurant one night and walking into the restaurant, there was this massive mounted polar bear head resting on the ledge in front of the fireplace. I was so delighted to actually touch a real polar bear I knelt down on the floor in front of him and put my face up to his while burying my hands into either side of his big, furry head and cooing at him regardless of being in the middle of this super fancy restaurant. :XD:

According to one of the waitresses and an old photo they had hanging in the restaurant, this bear used to be a full body mount which, for reasons beyond me, was displayed outside the restaurant. After remodeling the restaurant's interior, they tried to move the polar bear inside and the whole thing just crumbled. -agony- The head remained intact so they kept that and now have it displayed inside by the fireplace.

After finishing our dinner, I went back over to the bear to say goodbye and give him another cuddle. While doing this, I noticed a loose piece of fur down by the side of his neck/chin and I casually picked it up and slipped it into my pocket. And that's how I managed to get a piece of polar bear. :heart:

In this photo, it's being displayed on a kangaroo pelt and with a turkey feather.


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wickedlovelyfaery's avatar
Haha. I have polar bear fur from the zoo. Big clumps that came loose from the bear's coat, and I was given it when I was volunteering.