The polar bear is the only species of bear that feels at home in the water and can swim for miles. However, the black bear won’t hesitate to jump into the water in search of fish.

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

A single polar bear’s range can span 300,000 square kilometres; the size of the United Kingdom and Ireland combined. When hibernating a bear will lose up to a third of its body weight and only ...

Polar bears are very beautiful, powerful creatures. But did you also know that they are incredibly playful? They just love to run around and chase their toys. Their exuberance is so great that it ...

Northern Colorado residents kicked off their snowy weekend with a frosty tradition—the Polar Bear Plunge at Horsetooth ...