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In the remote, icy expanse of the Arctic, the survival of a species begins with a remarkable act of resilience and devotion.
I t’s International Polar Bear today, so if you live within shouting distance of the Arctic Circle, hug the closest polar bear. (Actually do not do that—an adult male polar bear is nearly half ...
Important Data about Male and Subadult Polar Bears: The new data adds to our growing understanding of subadult and adult male polar bear movements and behaviors, which have been historically ...
An adult male polar bear typically weighs between 775 and 1,200 pounds (351 to 544 kilograms), or the weight of about five to seven men. The largest polar bear ever recorded was a male weighing 2,209 ...
A full-grown male polar bear can weigh nearly a ton (2,000 pounds) and an adult female about half that size, according to the National Wildlife Federation.
We’re back in the air after finding the female bear, without any cubs. And it doesn't take long for Lunn to spot something. A male polar bear walking on the frozen sea ice of Hudson Bay.
An adult male polar bear snoozes using a boulder as his pillow while tourists aboard tundra buggies take his picture in November 2006 in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. CHURCHILL, Manitoba — "Over ...