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Ms. Cie... we were wondering.... what is that the polar bear eating in the one picture?

Ms. Collins wants to know how much that orange suit weighs? and... where is her king crab?
Jennifer wants to know if you are having fun?
Caleb wants to know how big the polar bears are?
Taylor wants to know if anyone has fallen in the water yet?
Jenny wants to know if you are feeling sea sick ?
Alyssa wants to know if you and your crew have found any new/interesting species?
Travis wants to know if you have seen any Northern Light Activity?

Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 87

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Ms. Cie... we were wondering.... what is that the polar bear eating in
the one picture?

It looks like it is the remains of a seal. Seals are an important food
source for polar bear. How do you think a polar bear catches a seal?

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Ms. Collins wants to know how much that orange suit weighs? and... where
is her king crab?

Hi Ms Collins - the orange mustang suit is a personal floatation devise
and it provides good wind and weather protection. I would guess it
weighs about ten pounds. Sorry...no king crab.

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Jennifer wants to know if you are having fun?

Hi Jennifer - it is amazing here. There is so much to learn and do.
Last night I went on a helicopter recon ride. THAT WAS GREAT! I told
the pilot I loved turning and so he made sure we turned a lot. Yes, I am
having fun.

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Caleb wants to know how big the polar bears are?

Hi Caleb - I do not know how big the polar bears are. I cannot get onto
the net. Can you find out for me and let me know? They look really
big. About 1 AM this morning a polar bear decided to check out the
Healy. It came about 50 yards from the ship.

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Taylor wants to know if anyone has fallen in the water yet?

Hi Taylor - No one has fallen in the water. Many precautions are used
to avoid such an accident. The water temperature here is below freezing
so there is only a short survival time for anyone who fell into the
water.

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Jenny wants to know if you are feeling sea sick ?

Hi Jenny - I do not usually get sea sick, but as a precaution I wore a
sea sick patch when I first got on the Healy. The patch gave me blurry
vision so I took it off. So far, I am doing OK without it.

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Alyssa wants to know if you and your crew have found any new/interesting
species?

Hi Alyssa - I have not heard of anyone discovering a new species during
the cruise. However, I am seeing species I have not seen before. Last
night we found a sea cucumber in the mud. It was really small - less
than the size of your little finger. It is not a new species, but I
found it very interesting.

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Travis wants to know if you have seen any Northern Light Activity?

Hi Travis - I am far enough north that there is 24 hour light so I have
not seen the Northern Lights.