The big polar bear was hiding out there in the thick Arctic fog. Illustration by Gil Cohen / OL This story, “The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice,” appeared in the June 1977 issue of Outdoor Life. Tony ...

Kali, the polar bear, yawns on Tuesday ... Kali was orphaned at 6 months old when his mother was killed by a hunter in Alaska in 2013. The hunter noticed that the mother had been nursing, and ...

It’s a big world out there, especially for polar bear cubs emerging from their dens. An international team of researchers observed these special first steps thanks to nearly a decade of camera ...

The footage was filmed in Svalbard, Norway, and published in a new study in the Journal of Wildlife Management on Feb. 27 — which is International Polar Bear Day, Polar Bears International said ...

Scientists discovered that polar bear fur’s oily coating prevents ice from sticking, thanks to a unique mix of lipids. This ...