The hand-reared polar bear prepares to meet a potential mate at her new home.

Photographer Audun Rikardsen rigged his camera beneath a seal’s breathing hole in the Arctic ice, capturing the moment a ...

Parade Pets and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. A polar bear lounging in an oversized tub of icy water at the Oregon Zoo is drawing attention online for more than just its ...

With the news of another polar bear joining the St. Louis Zoo — and the hope that cubs may follow — we took a dive into our archives to pull ...

Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another. As the Arctic climate warms, some polar bears ...

Blood samples from four polar bears in eastern Greenland showed antibodies associated with highly pathogenic bird flu, adding evidence that Arctic wildlife is encountering viruses carried through the ...

This image titled Icy Window was highly commended in the "Animal Portraits" category How would it feel to find yourself face to face with one of the Arctic's most formidable predators? This stunning ...

Over the last two decades, polar bears have become a popular symbol for climate change. To evaluate the threat, let's consider that the scientific community has reached a consensus: if we continue our ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo will soon say goodbye to one of its most beloved polar bears, while welcoming a new one. While the zoo didn't share an exact date, Nora the polar will move to Wisconsin ...

Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With polar bears spending more and more time ashore in the Arctic because of melting sea ice from global warming, the chances of ...