Polar bears are one of the largest mammals on land; only the African elephant can tower over the polar bear in this corner of the animal kingdom. But how do you measure the biggest bear?

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 attempt in the Most lake in northwest Czech Republic.

A grizzly old time is being had at the Ohio zoo as staff tend to a newborn sloth bear and drum up help for what to name her.

Changes could soon be coming to bear hunting in the state — in short, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to ...