Morons. You talk like morons. Why do you even post most of this shit? And for the record, technicolor is spelled with an I!

I think they should not put this beautiful bear in such a small enclousure.Just because the medicen may come off,dosn't mean you should keep her from swimming.

Why do polar bears have so much vit a in their livers? Does it serve some purpose or is it just a by product of eating seal?

LOL...she is just too cute!

Unbelievable!

Amazing work, Justin, amazing. I'm glad that a strange story from my youth could help bookend this discussion.

The yellowing of skin related to excessive consumption of carrots (or other carotene rich foods) is known as carotenemia. It's not considered a health risk, but if you have it, your doctor will probably recommend that you decrease your carrot intake. Ask The Dietitian points out that carotenes, which come from vegetable sources, are not considered toxic whereas the form of Vitamin A we get from animal sources (retinol) can be in large doses. The site points out that "One ounce of polar bear liver contains enough Vitamin A (retinol) to kill a person!" thus bringing our story full circle.

This is all very fascinating. Look ma, I'm learning!

Dammit, that's twice now.

Gentian Violet is a real medication used mainly to treat fungal infections of the skin and mucus membranes. It's a bit "old school" - I remember it as being one of those old, crusty bottles in the back of my parents' medicine cabinet, between the Witch Hazel and the Tincture of Iodine - but it's cheap and pretty non-toxic, so it's perfect for treating an animal.

When I was little, I loved carrots. That's all I ate. The doctor told my mom I would turn yellow and my mom replied, "So? She IS already yellow."

Polar bear fur isn't actually white. It's transparent with a hollow core. Polar bears in the san diego zoo once turned green because of algae growing in the core of their hair. Funny the things that stay with you after being a sea world tour guide...

Am I the only conspiracy theorist here that thinks it ain't so?

It reminded me of the Wizard of Oz, when the horses were all technocolor punk. They created that effect by dying the horses with jello mix, and the horses would lick the mix/dye after the shoot.

I like it!

That poor bear! Right now it is saying, "I do not want to be purple, though!"

Video of Pelusa in action (3rd story): http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/17/national/main563855.shtml

The only thing that can be said is WOW!

My goodness. Looks like my hair color in 1991.