These amazing images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the Arctic animals at their fierce but adorable best ...

All of us moms know the feeling of trying to sleep with a fidgety baby on top of us, and this polar bear mama decided to just keep her eyes closed and hope the cub would settle down sooner rather than ...

This was not the first time a visitor had dived into the enclosure. In 2008, a 37-year-old man climbed into the enclosure ...

Many of the polar bear paws they examined also displayed other, serious wounds, including multiple bleeding ulcerations. They suspect the wounds were painful because the bears sometimes flinched ...

The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding landmasses. A boar (adult male ...

That is when he became known around the organization as Polar Bear. According to Alonso, the nickname came from former Mets teammate Todd Frazier back in 2019 (via New York Post): “In Spring ...

A remote village in Alaska is banding together to process their grief after a mother and baby died in a polar bear attack. The bear killed 24-year-old Summer Myomick and her 1-year-old son Clyde ...

Since Alonso made his debut with the Mets in 2019, the first baseman has been known as the "Polar Bear." So, how did Alonso first get his nickname? As a top prospect, Alonso made an impression ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

Starting Sunday, Oregon Zoo visitors can put their paws up for a whole week of appreciation of polar bears. Plus, they can ...

In 2008, a 37-year-old man climbed into the enclosure holding the baby polar bear Knut. The two-year-old Knut was a global celebrity after becoming the first polar bear to be born and survive ...