Scientists have quantified how much climate change has driven the population decline of polar bears living in Canada's Hudson ...

Polar bears can live into their early 30s ... "Joint care is something we are looking at for the bears." Diet is another way the park is trying to keep Victoria, Arktos and Walker's joints ...

Polar bears hold the title of the largest carnivorous land mammals on the planet. They typically measure between seven to eight feet in length. Males are significantly larger than females ...

and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time at sea. Their scientific name means “maritime bear”, and ...

Polar bears once roamed Scotland during the last Ice Age, new analysis of ancient bones and fossils has suggested. Research by academics at Aberdeen and Edinburgh unis found evidence of the ...

Victoria is the oldest of four polar bears kept at the Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms National Park. At the grand old age of 28 her keepers say she has reached the stage in her life when she ...

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to harmful “forever chemicals” used in ice-resistant coatings today ...

Researchers from the University of Toronto have established a direct link between the population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay and shrinking sea ice caused by climate change. The ...

What animals live in the coldest areas of the planet? We've done the research! Meet the animals thriving in earth's polar ...