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Secret population of polar bears found living in seemingly impossible habitat
By Harry Baker published
The discovery provides a glimmer of hope for the iconic white bears.
Family of 5 bears found hibernating under Lake Tahoe home
By Scott Dutfield published
Residents were surprised to discover a family of black bears sleeping beneath their home.
Grizzly bears: North America's brown bear
By Patrick Pester published
Grizzly bears are a type of brown bear that live in North America.
Why aren't there polar bears in Antarctica?
By JoAnna Wendel published
Polar bears evolved during a time when the North and South poles were not connected by ice or land, so they stayed at the North Pole.
See first-ever photos of polar bears playing house in the Russian Arctic
By Mindy Weisberger published
A wildlife photographer recently captured images of polar bears like you've never seen them before: living in abandoned buildings in the Russian Arctic.
Brown bear wakes up from hibernation and kills 38 reindeer calves
By Patrick Pester published
Some "highly predatory" brown bears change habitats to target more reindeer and moose calves after emerging from hibernation in Sweden, a new study finds.
Polar bear parts are being smuggled around the world
By Patrick Pester published
Hundreds of bear parts and their derivatives, such as bile, have been smuggled into Australia and New Zealand since 2007, including polar bears.
Hungry grizzly bear photo-bombs camera trap in award-winning photo
By Patrick Pester published
A grizzly bear attacked a photographer's camera trap and the resulting image won the Animals in their Environment category at the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
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