Because the polar bear has translucent fur, the fur catches the sunlight and reflects it. While this may not seem like a particularly effective camouflage technique, it actually is.

Polar bear fur isn't really white -- it's transparent and covers up black skin. Here's why they look white when you see these majestic bears.

It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear—one of the most dangerous predators on the planet—on an Arctic ice floe.

About 50 swimmers jumped into Vanryn Dam on a cold Saturday morning to take part in the WannaDo Events Polar Swim Challenge in Benoni.

Jimmy The Bear capped a near faultless campaign with victory in the Listed Winter Championship Series Final (1600m) at Flemington.

A video captured a polar bear charging at a person in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, forcing them to drop their gun and race away on a snowmobile.

Since WCCO first visited Churchill in 1993, the polar bear population here has been cut in half, according to estimates shared by Polar Bears International.

An orphaned bear cub defied odds surviving winter alone in upstate NY. Found malnourished, he’s recovering at a wildlife center with special care.

However, several mammals surpass even this Arctic giant in size. Here’s a refined list of 15 unique mammals that are distinctly larger than the polar bear, avoiding duplicates of the same type.

A young black bear, who survived a harsh winter alone, is on the road to recovery after being found weak and malnourished near the trails of Hunter Mountain.The ...

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

To a layperson, it’s footage of adorable polar bear cubs with their moms against the backdrop of endless Arctic snow. For researchers who study the animals, however, it’s a rare and incredibly ...