Polar bears don’t have to worry about skipping a wash day. The sebum, or natural oil, on the mammals’ fur helps them survive the harsh Arctic weather by making it hard for ice to stick to them ...

Grizzly bears, for example, are a subspecies of brown bear found in parts of North America. There are many different ...

Polar bears spend their days jumping from ice into water. So if they get all wet, why doesn't their fur freeze? Well, a recent study in the journal Science Advances investigated that very question ...

In the Arctic, polar bears are equally at home swimming in the frigid waters or galloping across fields of ice and snow. When they emerge from the water, their fur temperature drops to nearly that of ...

Prolonged running can harm polar bears: Fat and fur insulate them so well they risk overheating. François Létourneau-Cloutier, our 33-year-old Québécois pilot, takes us higher, and the mother ...

Two polar bear sisters arrived at Tallinn Zoo on Wednesday and are quickly adjusting to their new home. Chief veterinarian ...

Kieran McIver / Polar Bears International) Polar bears' greasy fur oil helps them repel ice, researchers say — and it may hold the key to helping humanity ditch harmful forever chemicals. So-called ...

A polar bear! Its thick fur helps it to hide and keep warm in the freezing cold. Plus an Arctic fox. It can hear its prey, deep under the snow. And a bird! The snowy owl. They nest on the ground ...

While the bears enjoy soaking up the sun, warmer weather triggers several physiological changes. Baxendell explained polar ...

Town council entertained a 2025 budget presentation from the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat during a special meeting, on March ...