Amid the deadly heatwave gripping Europe, Prague Zoo is keeping its animals cool with tons of ice every day. As the ...

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.

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 ...

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.

As temperatures warm, and ice melts, polar bears are dying at an increasing rate. Once thriving, polar bears have become a vulnerable species with just an estimated 22,000 to 31,000 individuals left.