In fact, polar bears do not actually have white fur. No, we aren’t kidding. These fluffy mammals, which survive in the icy Arctic, are actually born with black skin. Their fur is hollow and ...

Polar bears are larger than grizzly bears on average, but the largest brown bears are nearly as big as the largest polar bears. Polar bears’ paws are better suited for swimming and walking on ice, ...

Let’s face the facts: polar bears are adorable. While they are adorable at any time, when they are playing around in the snow ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

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COOPER ISLAND — On July 2, George Divoky woke with a polar bear right outside the cabin. He had dressed warmly for sleep in case of an emergency. He rose to grab a shotgun. Divoky moves stiffly. He is ...

A mother and her young son died Tuesday in an extremely rare attack by a polar bear in the Northwest Alaska village of Wales, the state’s first fatal polar bear mauling in more than 30 years. Alaska ...