A 4-year-old female polar bear named "Ho-chan" received a big ice block with her favorite apples inside on July 19 at Tennoji Zoo in the city of Osaka･･･ ...

The bear came to Point Defiance as a cub with her sister and habitat-mate, Astra, from the Detroit Zoo two years ago. Twins are common in polar bears, and in the wild, typically only one will ...

3. Researchers say polar bears face threats from climate change and melting ice. 4. They are excellent swimmers. 5. Polar bear females usually have two cubs at a time.

The St. Louis Zoo announced on Thursday that it has launched a new conservation initiative that will support research, field work and outreach to help both wild polar bears in the Arctic and the ...

Zoo staff will stay on hand while the pair gets acclimated to make sure both bears continue to interact safely. With any luck, the zoo could one day get a baby polar bear.

by: Kevin S. Held Posted: Mar 25, 2025 / 11:15 AM CDT Updated: Mar 25, 2025 / 05:09 PM CDT ST. LOUIS – Polar bear twin brothers made their public debut Tuesday morning at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Lately, two polar bears have been part of the Detroit Zoo collection, a male named Nuka born in 2004 and a female named Suka born in 2012. Haley was born Nov. 15, 2002, at Seneca Park Zoo in ...

Polar bears deploy “still hunting,” where they lay motionless next to a breathing hole in the ice. There, they wait for seals to surface.

She’s the new 22-year-old polar bear who recently arrived at the Detroit Zoo. Haley was born on Nov. 15, 2002, and comes from the Memphis Zoo, where she had been living since she was 4 years old.