"That’s the last thing that we want to do." Officials issue warning after observing behavior shift in beloved bears: 'Just ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

Biologists in New York are studying two polar bear cubs -- one born in captivity and one orphaned on the North Slope of Alaska -- to better understand polar bear development, given their divergent ...

Polar bears are prone to develop behavioral abnormalities in captivity. Many zoo animals exhibit a repetitive behavior, or stereotypy, that is performed for long periods of time.

“Laerke does some things that are all-natural polar bear behavior, but she’ll do them repetitively and more often than we would like to see,” Somerville said. A John Curley Mother's Day Special ...

We are so lucky here in San Diego to get to view three polar bears on any given day at the San Diego Zoo. Behind the safety of glass, we can watch the 1,100-pound Kalluk with his sister Tatqiq .

The researchers monitored the behavior, hunting success, and metabolic rates of adult female polar bears without cubs as they hunted for prey on the sea ice of the Beaufort Sea in the spring.

Enjoying these sizzling summer days? Imagine if you were the lone polar bear at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Actually, zoo staff provide a number of ...

First, spot the bear. The trips often take place in the spring, when female bears are emerging from their dens with new cubs and the sea ice is solid enough to support what can be dangerous research.

Somerville says what’s abnormal to people is normal—and unique—to Laerke. The bear came to Point Defiance as a cub with her sister and habitat-mate, Astra, from the Detroit Zoo two years ago ...