New polar bear makes a splash at Oregon Zoo's Polar Passage habitat

A new resident has arrived at the Oregon Zoo's Polar Passage habitat. Kallik, a three-year-old polar bear from the Saint ...

Researchers make concerning discovery while studying polar bears: 'A desperate survival mechanism'

Researchers have found that certain changes in polar bear DNA are linked to bears living in warmer places — with implications ...

A Giant Pumpkin Is the Perfect Treat for a Polar Bear

Deep in the rural land of Northern Ontario, you’ll find a very special place. With 24 acres of undisturbed land, the Cochrane ...

‘Jumping genes’: How polar bears are rewiring their DNA to survive the warming Arctic

An isolated colony of polar bears found in southeast Greenland “inhabits a warmer climate zone, akin to the predicted future environments of polar bears with vastly reduced sea ice habitats,” said a ...

Yes, its true: the polar bear’s fur is not actually white

In fact, polar bears do not actually have white fur. No, we aren’t kidding. These fluffy mammals, which survive in the icy ...
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These are the world’s smallest (and adorable) bear species – and no, you still can’t cuddle them

Small in size, big in bite. From unusual eating habits to strange behaviours, we explore what makes the world’s smallest ...