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![A polar bear sleeps on the top of a small iceberg.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBgDNmPmkJjwYH3Kdk8TEj-320-80.jpg)
Polar bear sleeping on tiny iceberg drifting in Arctic sea captured in heartbreaking photo
By Sascha Pare published
An image captured off the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard shows a young polar bear drifting to sleep on a small iceberg after carving a bed in the ice.
![A mysterious bigfoot figure, walking through a forest. Silhouetted against trees in a forest. With a grunge, textured edit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wEZSS4C8tvXmyPSPKzv3m4-320-80.jpg)
Bigfoot? Sasquatch? Nope, it's probably just a black bear — unless you live in Florida
By Patrick Pester published
Bigfoot reports across North America have been linked to the presence of black bears, but the research can't account for sightings in Florida.
![A grizzly bear in a rocky meadow in Wyoming.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ETgmdaHkyEFWF4yT43sLxh-320-80.jpg)
Extinct 'hypercarnivorous' California grizzly bears were actually mostly vegetarian before Europeans showed up
By Sascha Pare published
Although extinct California grizzlies upped their meat consumption following European colonization and agricultural expansion, they were mostly veggie and smaller than what historical sources claim.
![Side shot, close up of a polar bear face against a blurred background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eX7SeAyyE2wNMBk3DLRgLL-320-80.jpg)
'This is unlikely to be an isolated event': 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for species
By Hannah Osborne published
Bird flu could be another blow for polar bear populations that are already at risk from climate change.
![A grizzly bear walks in the snow in West Yellowstone, Montana.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r5Jub2jLzU5uNTCSD97pQa-320-80.jpg)
Half-asleep bears are wandering around Siberia because it's too hot to hibernate
By Sascha Pare published
Bears that are struggling to hibernate due to abnormally warm weather in Russia's Amur region are wandering around in a daze, having suppressed their metabolism in preparation for winter.
![A close-up of a bear's open mouth as it roars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-320-80.jpg)
Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victim
By Harry Baker published
Japanese officials found the body of a missing student alongside the corpse of a brown bear that likely killed him. The bear is also suspected of attacking several other people in the area.
![a grizzly bear roaring in an autumn setting](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThjTgQnaYN8UF9RiKmcPyg-320-80.jpg)
Grizzly bear filmed brutally mauling black bear in rare footage
By Hannah Osborne published
A series of videos taken on a roadside in Canada show a grizzly bear attempting to drag a dead black bear up a hill as it bites and mauls the corpse.
![A black bear walking on a road](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAYXuXaubCtZkbRCbfVaaL-320-80.jpg)
Hungry bears invade and overrun abandoned city in Canada after wildfire evacuations
By Harry Baker published
Yellowknife, which was recently evacuated due to the threat of wildfires, has become overrun with black bears that have moved into the empty streets in search of food.
![Ppolar bear walking on snow covered land, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vfy4JZmzY9KQbk8gT8S8H-320-80.jpg)
'Polar bear capital of the world' soon to be overrun with record number of bears due to shifting sea ice
By Harry Baker published
The Canadian town of Churchill has already had more than four times as many polar bear visitors this year compared with the same time last year, and many more could soon be on the way.
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