Post by Zadkiel on Mar 10, 2016 13:20:07 GMT
Where this myth came from is now lost in the dark recesses of history. The widespread of this misnomer is quite extraordinary, with more google results announcing it as gospel than not. But in reality, scientists that have spent their working lives studying polar bears have found that they are actually ambidextrous (they use both front paws equally well). It is possible that the myth was started when people observed the bears working well with their left hands, but they neglected to notice that they also worked well with their right.
