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Polar bears could go extinct sooner than scientists previously thought

We've long known climate change will cause trouble for polar bears in the wild, but a new study reveals their metabolic...

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UK’s first polar bear cub in 25 years born in Scotland

25 years have passed since a polar bear was born in Britain - but the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS)...

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Video of starving polar bear ‘rips your heart out of your chest’

Conservationist Paul Nicklen recorded this devastating video of a polar bear struggling to survive in a warming...

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“You had to live it to believe it” – hundreds of polar bears rush to feast on one whale carcass

When a bowhead whale washed ashore at Wrangel Island in Russia, the polar bears were ready. Between 150 and 230...

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Snow-free images of Arctic polar bears show the harsh reality of climate change

When Patty Waymire headed to Barter Island, Alaska a few months ago, she expected to take lots of photographs of...

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Manchester unveils starry polar bear sculpture in a whimsical celebration of winter

Meet Polo, the 8-foot-tall aluminum polar bear that now lives in Manchester, U.K. A seasonal gift to the city from...

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“World’s saddest polar bear” will get temporary reprieve from tiny mall cage

Pizza the polar bear, known as the "world's saddest polar bear," will get a temporary reprieve from her cage at...

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“World’s saddest polar bear” offered new home at UK wildlife park

A "tragic polar bear" living in a cramped space in China's Grandview Aquarium incited international concern after...

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Pizzly bears are appearing in the rapidly warming Arctic

In an unusual twist of the climate change saga, polar bears and grizzly bears are increasingly interbreeding and...

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Watch a little polar bear cub experience snow for the first time

Apparently it's not just human kids who react adorably the first time they play in the snow. Although polar bears...

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Chemical pollutants are breaking polar bears’ penises

Of all the creatures on Earth impacted by reckless human activity, polar bears are having a remarkably lousy time...

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8 Heartbreakingly Adorable Endangered Animals That We Need to Save

Giant Panda [Status: Endangered] The Giant Panda is the rarest member of the bear family. Pandas live in the bamboo...

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The Biomimicry Manual: What can We Learn About Resilience from the Grizzly Bear?

I'm off to the wilds of Montana this week, doing some in-person, up-close biomimicry research, and I've got my...

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Climate Change Forces Polar Bears to Consume More Contaminants

Polar bear photo from Shutterstock A recent study found that the East Greenlandic population of polar bears...

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Greenpeace Unveils the World’s Largest Polar Bear – And It’s Bigger Than a Double-Decker Bus!

The three-ton marionette was created by Christopher Kelly and will be operated by  a team of over 15 puppeteers...

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