By Reuters Staff
5 Min Read
Social media users have been sharing a photograph online and claiming that a polar bear was spotted in various parts of the United States. These claims are false; the photograph dates back to December 2019 when it was shared by the Governor of Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.
Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS
Examples can be seen here and here .
While some users shared the image as a joke, others seemed to believe it may be true. Comments on posts include: “That can’t be real”, “Photo shopped”, “Is this even real? Is there really a bear on the loose?” and “Omg that’s crazy.”
Hvalross på strand i Jylland: – Sensasjon
vg.no - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vg.no Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Isbjørnrekord, Mars-ekspedisjon og filmer: Helikopteret hylles før siste tur – til slaktebenken
tu.no - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tu.no Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Curious boy who turned into a leading scientist );
PROFESSOR Richard Fortey has never been afraid to get his hands dirty.
From selling maggots at his father’s tackle shop to digging up fossils on school fieldwork trips, the award-winning palaeontologist, television presenter and author developed his lifelong love of nature in childhood.
Now the 75-year-old is sharing the story of how his formative years helped him to reach the top of his field, including posts at the universities of Oxford and Bristol.
Prof Fortey’s ninth book,
A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist, which is released next week, chronicles his first 25 years from a semi-rural upbringing to his first job as a fossil expert at the Natural History Museum in London.