<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Bears ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/bears Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Grim photo captures polar bear mom and cubs resting in mud in summer heat ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/grim-photo-captures-polar-bear-mom-and-cubs-resting-in-mud-in-summer-heat rXCFh7x9ynYDDiRWgr3QQN Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bears in southern Greenland are 'using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA' to survive melting sea ice ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/polar-bears-in-southern-greenland-are-using-jumping-genes-to-rapidly-rewrite-their-own-dna-to-survive-melting-sea-ice KmqpuNvq5K66GskKoYUYNP Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:45:39 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Skull of bear held captive to fight Roman gladiators discovered near ancient amphitheater in Serbia ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/skull-of-bear-held-captive-to-fight-roman-gladiators-discovered-near-ancient-amphitheater-in-serbia 9svDQosbSuR9x3QZNwGVZW Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:43:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bear's new metal tooth is world's biggest-ever crown ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/bears-new-titanium-tooth-is-worlds-biggest-ever-crown QToHAipKGeRFJuk8Xbwh29 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:04:55 +0000 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:31:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Do pandas eat anything besides bamboo? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/pandas/do-pandas-eat-anything-besides-bamboo LVyvX3JRgDzNefw4a5Epq5 Sun, 04 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bears: Facts about the furry omnivores that live in many parts of the world ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/bears-facts-about-the-furry-omnivores-that-live-in-many-parts-of-the-world Cjuq5dZHKBZ9QGN4ZMP4PD Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:54:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch polar bear cubs emerge from their winter den for 1st time on Svalbard ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/watch-polar-bear-cubs-emerge-from-their-winter-den-for-1st-time-on-svalbard udUsmc2scpCQwnuP3PjJQT Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:00:29 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bear news, features and articles ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/bears iZts9mSqwYPWcwwVTGbMoM Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:43:52 +0000 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:55:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bears are getting horrific injuries and huge 'ice balls' on their paws because of climate change, researchers say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/polar-bears-are-getting-horrific-injuries-and-huge-ice-balls-on-their-paws-because-of-climate-change-researchers-say 5JFKVw9uRkjNqWuyuute4B Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:59:15 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/bear-hair-and-fish-weirs-meet-the-indigenous-people-combining-modern-science-with-ancestral-principles-to-protect-the-land VrTkXzPLGR4cYriCPZhpKk Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:00:10 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 17:07:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bleak photo of polar bear with plastic in its jaws in the remote Arctic shows pollution's 'pervasive grip' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/bleak-photo-of-polar-bear-with-plastic-in-its-jaws-in-the-remote-arctic-shows-pollution-s-pervasive-grip 5V2eTY8dnUP7R3TrkKwMCn Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sun bear: The little carnivores that look so similar to humans they've been mistaken for people wearing costumes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/sun-bears-the-human-like-animals-that-can-stand-up-and-wave rdTiub9HwQFRaeqNamn8NK Sat, 27 Jul 2024 12:01:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Qinling panda: The shrunken pandas that diverged 300,000 years ago and sometimes come out brown ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/pandas/qinling-panda-the-shrunken-pandas-that-diverged-300000-years-ago-and-sometimes-come-out-brown k6S9cFHMfLvxxWkxtn22cg Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:00:41 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bear sleeping on tiny iceberg drifting in Arctic sea captured in heartbreaking photo ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/polar-bear-sleeping-on-tiny-iceberg-drifting-in-arctic-sea-captured-in-heartbreaking-photo iyGmbojevUj8Z4o86ZQS67 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:14:52 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bigfoot? Sasquatch? Nope, it's probably just a black bear — unless you live in Florida ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/bigfoot-sasquatch-nope-its-probably-just-a-black-bear-unless-you-live-in-florida MazcwQTKKeJAP5wLbjMAaT Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:17:26 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Extinct 'hypercarnivorous' California grizzly bears were actually mostly vegetarian before Europeans showed up ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/extinct-hypercarnivorous-california-grizzly-bears-were-actually-mostly-vegetarian-before-europeans-showed-up HdtiqsWRfbBybp8XFNhWv4 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:01:59 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'This is unlikely to be an isolated event': 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for species ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/this-is-unlikely-to-be-an-isolated-event-1st-polar-bear-death-from-bird-flu-spells-trouble-for-species R6ojiLrJgFGHNfadv2qmMU Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:04:57 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Half-asleep bears are wandering around Siberia because it's too hot to hibernate ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/half-asleep-bears-are-wandering-around-siberia-because-its-too-hot-to-hibernate PFDDDwMWtr3Krkrmt6wrRE Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:58:02 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victim ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/bear-linked-to-multiple-attacks-in-japan-found-dead-alongside-its-final-victim sw4W4xkQHETR2GUPc54jLY Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:28:46 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grizzly bear filmed brutally mauling black bear in rare footage ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/grizzly-bear-filmed-brutally-mauling-black-bear-in-rare-footage XBe2xCrybN3rvo2J6i4Sk3 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:06:50 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hungry bears invade and overrun abandoned city in Canada after wildfire evacuations ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/hungry-bears-invade-and-overrun-abandoned-city-in-canada-after-wildfire-evacuations kjU7dGWBNUNa52S2BakyrH Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:21:13 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Polar bear capital of the world' soon to be overrun with record number of bears due to shifting sea ice ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/polar-bear-capital-of-the-world-soon-to-be-overrun-with-record-number-of-bears-due-to-shifting-sea-ice SpmbS4CUBmZixbq7VLDDJB Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:17:10 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Black bear caught napping in a bald eagle's giant nest on Alaska military base ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/black-bear-caught-napping-in-a-bald-eagles-giant-nest-on-alaska-military-base ZFY3RftQ7TqpSApCE8CtFZ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:54:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grizzly bear believed to have killed woman on Buttermilk Trail near Yellowstone National Park ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/grizzly-bear-believed-to-have-killed-woman-on-buttermilk-trail-near-yellowstone-national-park oLiyDtEkc3UALawKJhSr2n Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:27:29 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch as 2 male Alaskan grizzly bears fight in an epic battle ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/watch-as-2-male-alaskan-grizzly-bears-fight-in-an-epic-battle ZXsE2YAGkpktcfX5BaKvhP Fri, 12 May 2023 19:26:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bear kills jogger in Italian Alps. What does this mean for the effort to bring bears back to the region? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/bears/bear-kills-jogger-in-italian-alps-what-does-this-mean-for-the-effort-to-bring-bears-back-to-the-region 9B2eFei9iwGjicwbumG2y6 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 18:42:01 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Twin polar bear sisters reunited years after mother rejected one of them ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/twin-polar-bear-sisters-reunited-years-after-mother-rejected-one-of-them uEg7xCkhYgARtN6GqhxCqR Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:13:42 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Prehistoric' mummified bear discovered in Siberian permafrost isn't what we thought ]]> https://www.livescience.com/prehistoric-mummified-bear-discovered-in-siberian-permafrost-isnt-what-we-thought RiZQ6vr6Mu52L3YFkdSxKW Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:35:50 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ In 'extremely rare' attack, polar bear killed mother and child in Alaska. Now we know why. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/polar-bear-attack-alaska HVanHRSpEBDWUZkgUYhkb3 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:59:37 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Move over polar bears, there's another top predator along the Arctic coast ]]> https://www.livescience.com/polar-bears-sea-stars-arctic-predators C7B8cpVRGRTLCGqhPMgNAg Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:42:34 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ American black bears are evolving to have cinnamon-colored coats, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/cinnamon-bears-black-bears-genetic-variant LCazzKihsWmKDVLJxKAxQk Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:41:18 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bears forced to dine on 'batteries and dirty nappies' as climate change pushes them inland ]]> https://www.livescience.com/polar-bear-landfill-encounters-climate-change dAvZtfzLjahnaVGnkAWcWY Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:16:39 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's oldest male panda dies at 35 after weeks of 'deteriorating health' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/an-an-oldest-male-panda-dead AG7dVYBGpQXFqHTerRTcf6 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:47:59 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Secret population of polar bears found living in seemingly impossible habitat ]]> https://www.livescience.com/secret-polar-bear-population pREAtrP7vobMNNEjBFPyP5 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:01:13 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Family of 5 bears found hibernating under Lake Tahoe home ]]> https://www.livescience.com/family-of-5-bears-found-hibernating-under-California-home qVegm7575tSXabAVjeXgSo Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:05:08 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grizzly bears: North America's brown bear ]]> https://www.livescience.com/54453-grizzly-bear.html ZL54ebZtgSeahtg3ZLxJAe Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:47:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why aren't there polar bears in Antarctica? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/why-no-polar-bears-antarctica CtTv9gyyb8eQQP5BehwAFL Sun, 20 Mar 2022 11:00:01 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ See first-ever photos of polar bears playing house in the Russian Arctic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/polar-bears-abandoned-building-arctic CQdbMqKYk4Bq8YMLG85ydC Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brown bear wakes up from hibernation and kills 38 reindeer calves ]]> https://www.livescience.com/highly-predatory-brown-bear-kills-38-reindeer 3Yt2pcnsr3jAZFLfJB3jfK Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:00:13 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bear parts are being smuggled around the world ]]> https://www.livescience.com/bears-parts-smuggled-Australia-New-Zealand YDtQx2zuUzJyEg4N3biQgn Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:13:27 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hungry grizzly bear photo-bombs camera trap in award-winning photo ]]> https://www.livescience.com/grizzly-bear-attacks-camera cczqRWxdETTHHCQFsm4YsW Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:29:50 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bears could vanish by the end of the century, scientists predict ]]> https://www.livescience.com/arctic-sea-ice-polar-bear-extinction-warning 5e8DYowUQ6tF4ATjkwhnhW Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:57:56 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bears bash walrus skulls with boulders and ice blocks, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/polar-bears-bludgeon-walruses-boulders.html zJD7eNdjN52bjzefd2zed Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:02:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists extract ancient DNA from 32,000-year-old bear skull ]]> https://www.livescience.com/ancient-dna-brown-bear-skull.html VdxUV2VAorMtDQTEQ2An5R Tue, 03 Aug 2021 23:01:43 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bears: The largest land carnivores ]]> https://www.livescience.com/27436-polar-bear-facts.html mzbCrDiXEBfTP76S92wqPX Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:45:43 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Woman killed in unusual grizzly bear attack ]]> https://www.livescience.com/fatal-bear-attack-montana.html TAEa578Gh9mRLi2ZKYDJeE Thu, 08 Jul 2021 21:59:15 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Black bears: The most common bear in North America ]]> https://www.livescience.com/american-black-bear.html dfMLACheLMR67nMC2R75eT Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:18:09 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Pizzly' bear hybrids are spreading across the Arctic thanks to climate change ]]> https://www.livescience.com/pizzly-bear-hybrids-created-by-climate-crisis.html jN4PNSuGiXJtver87GDfcR Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:39:50 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mysterious brain infection makes bears act 'like friendly dogs' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mystery-disease-fearless-californian-bears.html e4JhTmWicrkAARU5CRuru7 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:00:21 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why do the queen's guards wear such tall hats? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/why-queens-guard-bearskin-hats.html igWgiEtNbxK7oP2bCGvCDR Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:27:14 +0000