There are eight species of bear: the American black bear, Asian black bear, brown bear, panda bear, polar bear, spectacled bear, sloth bear and sun bear. Some of the most famous types of bear are ...

The grizzly bear is so named because its hair is grizzled, or silver tipped, yet the name is commonly believed to be derived from “grisly,” meaning “horrible.” DESCRIPTION: A subspecies of brown bear, ...

March 13 (UPI) --A zoo in England said the first brown bear to undergo brain surgery has awakened from hibernation and appears to be back to his old self. The Wildwood Trust said the bear ...

An 81-year-old French hunter went on trial on Tuesday, accused of killing an endangered female bear that had attacked him in the Pyrenees. The brown bear is a protected species in the mountain ...

A brown bear who underwent pioneering brain surgery has emerged from semi-hibernation in good health – a breakthrough in his recovery. Three-year-old Boki, a resident of Wildwood Trust near ...

A brown bear who underwent a pioneering, life-saving brain surgery in October has emerged from semi-hibernation 'looking brilliant, happy and healthy'. Three-year-old Boki, who lives at Wildwood ...

A brown bear which had life-saving brain surgery last October has emerged from semi-hibernation "looking happy and healthy", his keepers have said. Boki underwent the procedure at Wildwood Trust ...