Polar bears are not only the largest bears, they are the largest land predators in the world. So, when it comes to size, how ...

Dramatic Melting of Arctic Ice Can Lead to Extinction of Polar Bears by the End of the Century: Scientists Warn The Arctic ...

When an animal hibernates, its body temperature falls ... the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports. Not only are polar bears carnivores (meaning they mostly eat meat), but they are the ...

Polar bears are found only in icy parts of the Arctic ... During hibernation, a bear's body temperature drops slightly, its heart rate slows, and its body uses stored fat to stay alive.

Because they spend so much of their lives on ice, rather than land, polar bears are the only bears to be considered ... losing 22 percent of her body weight in the process. Another bear in the ...

This is especially so given the enormous energy intake—about 22,500 calories per day—that the big males need to maintain their body weight. Polar bears aren’t the only species menaced by ...

A rare polar bear that ... below the Arctic Circle. The bear shot on Thursday was the first one seen in the country since 2016. Sightings are relatively rare with only 600 recorded in Iceland ...

With one foot braced on the helicopter’s landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquilizer ...

Luckily, with the natural oil their body secretes, the polar bears are not only able to withstand freezing, but they are also able to slide quietly over the ice so that they can stalk seals ...

Portland’s senior polar bear sister just may be Olympic-ready ... Others praised Nora’s gracefulness, even as she propels her furry white body through the water and toward the bottom of ...