This is the Year of the Polar Bear, so the Putnam is adding JP the Polar Bear, named after museum namesake family member Joseph Duncan Putnam, as the museum’s new mascot. JP will be at the ...

Haley, the 22-year-old polar bear, left Memphis Zoo in Tennessee over the weekend in preparation for her new home in Michigan. Lately, two polar bears have been part of the Detroit Zoo collection, a ...

To help you make the most of your visit, explore some of the highlights from each gallery. Museum founder Walter Rothschild bought this polar bear from the Northeast Siberian Trading Company. This ...