However, there's a fascinating detail about polar bears that many might not know: their skin is actually black. This intriguing fact raises questions about the true nature of their appearance and ...

It may be that zoo animals are so well cared for they develop allergies as a side effect. In 2018, staff at Lincoln Park Zoo ...

From spirit bears to polar bears, Indigenous people are working to protect bears and the bear’s role in their traditions ...

Siku, a polar bear at Lincoln Park Zoo, developed allergies to various substances including human hair dander (Credit: Lincoln Park Zoo) It may be that zoo animals are so well cared for they ...

Paul had warned me about the polar bear’s condition, but nothing could have prepared me for what I saw. The bear’s once white coat was molted and dirty. His once robust frame was skin and bones.

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

Derocher agreed. “[Polar bears] are very different than grizzly bears,” Derocher said. For example, unlike polar bears, which he said remain dry down by their skin when they emerge from water, grizzly ...