Bear news, features and articles
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During Fat Bear Week, bears compete in a battle of the bulgeWho will be the chonkiest bear of all? As bears in Alaska's Katmai National Park bulk up for winter, rangers invite the public to select one thicc beauty as the favored fattest.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Cave bear mummy discovered in Siberia still has its internal organs, fur and black noseAn ancient cave bear adult and cub mummy have been found in the melting permafrost of Siberia.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Did men's beards evolve to absorb a punch to the jaw?Thick facial hair could cushion the face and jaw, lending protection against punches, kicks and other combat blows.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Why do some men have red beards, but not red hair?It all boils down to genetics.
By Benjamin Plackett Published
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Polar bear photos: Stunning shots capture Earth's icons of climate changeOn International Polar Bear Day, let's celebrate the largest of the bear species with these magnificent polar bear photos.
By Jeanna Bryner Published
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Some Pandas Use Their Head to Climb. Others Just ... Can't. And It's So Unbearably Cute.Baby pandas. Enough said.
By Kimberly Hickok Published
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Giant Panda Babies Are Born 'Undercooked' and No One Knows WhyThe leading theory just fell apart.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Fugitive Bear Escapes Jail Cell, Scales 3 Electric Fences and Is Now on the RunRun, bear, run!
By Isobel Whitcomb Published
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Albino Panda Spotted in the Wild for the First TimePandas are known for their furry black-and-white markings, so wildlife experts were stunned to see an all-white panda with red eyes tramping through a bamboo forest in China last month.
By Laura Geggel Published
