This polar bear's darker face and body shape might lead some to think it's a hybrid, but only genetic testing can say for sure. Photograph By Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy. By Kristen Pope.

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 ...

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment.One of their biggest survival secrets appears to be greasy hair.The sebum–or hair grease–on their fur ...

Despite the name, Bruno was a female bear that lived somewhere between 100,000 and 70,000 years ago and its genome has helped scientists narrow in on this brown bear-polar bear divergence.

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 ...