The polar bear stands at the top of the Arctic food chain ... and an incredible sense of smell to hunt its primary prey—seals. In this video, we explore what makes polar bears such formidable ...

Polar bear mums make their dens deep beneath the snow ... The bears need platforms of ice to reach their prey of ringed and bearded seals. Some sea ice lies over more productive hunting areas ...

Czech cold-water swimmers have set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 took part in the ...

In a study published in The Journal of Wildlife Management, we used remote cameras to study polar bear families as they emerged from their dens in Svalbard, Norway, gaining insight into the ...

“Haley is such a special and inquisitive bear,” said Mike Murray, VP of life sciences for the Detroit Zoological Society. “We ...