The giant statue of a urinating polar bear was placed in Groningen on Friday. "Pissende IJsbeer," the startling statue made by artist Florentijn Hofman, has been seen peeing in a canal in Amersfoort since last summer. It will now temporarily empty his bladder in a canal opposite the train station in Groningen, which is also near the Groninger Museum. The peeing bear is made as a warning against climate change. The ice in his area had melted, resulting in his visit to the city.