It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear—one of the most dangerous predators on the ...

A large male polar bear may dominate a smaller grizzly, while a group of grizzlies might displace a lone polar bear. Interestingly, polar bears’ specialized hunting techniques for seals offer no ...

When we could make out bloodstains on the bear’s front legs and coils of intestine spilling from the seal carcass, Stirling began to interpret the scene. “This looks like a healthy adult male bear,” ...

Video footage from the Arctic town of Pyramiden on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard shows the polar bear charging at a man who fired at him.

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. Check out photos from the cold event.

During this period, the polar bear population in this region has declined by nearly 50 per cent. The monitoring data shows the average size of polar bears is also in decline.

Autumn in Manitoba. After a long summer of starvation, the polar bears begin waking up to begin their winter hunting. A beautiful time for wildlife photography, but some bears don't want to wait for ...

"The bear then attacked the male, causing serious but non-life-threatening injuries to his arm and legs," police said.

The new data acquired while testing in the field added to a growing understanding of male polar bear behavior and movements, which have been understudied as they’re difficult to collar for long ...

In North America, grizzly and black bears are most common. Knowing what to do when encountering a bear varies between types. Here's how to tell the difference.

Baffin, a 7-year-old male polar bear, was playing with another polar bear at an "intensity" of play that was normal for the bears when he was injured.

The death of a polar bear at a Calgary zoo was due to horse play, in what is a tragic incident. That’s the conclusion of a necropsy (or an autopsy for animals) conducted on a seven-year-old male ...