As winter approaches, the animals at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago welcomed the season's first snowfall with curiosity and excitement. This picturesque scene unfolded on a Sunday, as flurries gracefully ...

For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

Franklin County voters appear to have forgiven a 2021 scandal involving past leaders of the Columbus Zoon & Aquarium, supporting by a wide margin a 0.75-mill, 10-year property tax levy to fund its ...

COOK—The year was 2012 the last time the North Woods volleyball team made it this deep into a season. The Grizzlies won their first and only section title that year, just as the North Woods program ...

On October 28, 2025, polar bear Tonja and her daughter Hertha enjoyed a Halloween surprise at zoo Tierpark Berlin. Apprentices carved pumpkins with creative designs and filled them with the bears' ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A new male polar arrived at the Henry Vilas Zoo on Friday. The zoo said Siku is here and thriving in his new environment. Siku is weighing in at just over 1200 pounds. He spent the ...

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 28, 2025) – A new study published in the scientific journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers for Arctic species. Researchers ...

In a single year, one polar bear can leave roughly 300 kilograms of prey for other animals to dine on. Altogether, the carnivores provide 7.6 million kilograms of carrion for scavengers throughout the ...

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Polar bears act as "crucial" providers of food for other Arctic species, reveals new research. The iconic mammals - officially classified as "vulnerable" - annually provide millions of kilos of meat, ...