It’s a battle of cousins, but the grizzly would come out on the losing side. Each of these animals has unique traits that make them capable of defeating a grizzly bear in a one-on-one fight. From the ...

Braving icy waters, 1,300 participants raised funds at the 23rd Polar Bear Challenge, supporting wishes for Idaho children ...

Polar bear attacks on humans are extremely rare, but experts say that shrinking sea ice is pushing them to approach inhabited ...

Two polar bear cubs at a Hungarian zoo experience snow for the first time, delighting viewers with their playful reactions in ...

Three members of a family, including a child, have been injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, ...

A Washington city may have broken a Guinness World Record by gathering nearly 5,000 people to take a "polar bear dip" at the ...

Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare ...

Ursus maritimus is the scientific name for polar bears, named in 1774 by Constantine Phipps. Polar bears are marine mammals in the Ursidae family, adapted to Arctic sea ice. Polar bears don't truly ...

Canadian researchers tracking bear known as X33991 noticed she had gained a second cub who likely needed help Scientists in Canada have documented a rare case of female polar bear adopting a new cub, ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --A team of Canadian researchers have documented a rare case of a female polar bear adopting an unrelated cub who was apparently orphaned. The nonprofit group Polar Bears International ...