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 ...

Female polar bears give birth in December or early January when the cubs are blind, hairless and weigh just 0.5 kg. Scientists have uncovered a surprising feature of polar bear fur: a natural oil ...

“Haley is such a special and inquisitive bear,” said Mike Murray, VP of life sciences for the Detroit Zoological Society. “We ...

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 ...