Curiously, the terms "grolar bear" and "pizzly bear" are not interchangeable. Per Polar Bears International, a grolar bear is used when the hybrid bear's father is a grizzly, whereas a pizzly bear ...

More interactions between humans and polar bears are likely as sea ice melts due to climate change, scientists say. Scientists are using new technology to prevent human-polar bear interactions.

A female polar bear sits on rocks, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) CHURCHILL, Manitoba — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of ...

A video shared on social media in mid-November 2024 purportedly showed a boat crew rescuing a polar bear cub. The footage starts with the animal dangling off the side of a ship before its human ...

Rare Footage Captures Polar Bear Cubs’ First Steps—and a Troubling Trend The time lapse footage is the result of almost a decade of work monitoring the vulnerable predators' maternal behavior.

The largest living species of bear and the largest land carnivore, the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So much so, in fact, the two species can interbreed.

While polar bears are considered a marine mammal and spend most of their life on drifting sea ice, Visit Svalbard advises visitors to be prepared to encounter a polar bear anywhere in Svalbard ...