The Kodiak is roughly the same size as the polar bear, so many consider it a tie for the title of largest bear. Like the polar bear, the Kodiak’s shoulder height can reach 5 feet, but most bears are ...

size. An adult polar bear can weigh up to an astonishing 1,500 pounds (680 kg) and stand over 10 feet (3 m) tall on their hind legs. Have you ever considered why large animals like the woolly mammoth, ...

Polar bears love plunging into refreshing water as well. These Arctic animals enjoy swimming just like humans do, and one zoo shared the cutest video of a polar bear jumping into a pool.

Exclusive: Government in Oslo says keeping a distance protects the Arctic predators, but critic says the motto is ‘We’re not ...

Millions have seen the heart-wrenching video of a polar bear clinging to life, its white hair limply covering its thin, bony frame. Shot by Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier of the nonprofit ...

What do you call a hybrid created when a grizzly bear and a polar bear mate? The answer might soon be common knowledge, as climate change has pushed these two species of bears together.

The giraffe easily takes the title of the tallest land animal on Earth. Grown males can stand up to 18 feet tall, mostly ...

A zoo in Japan introduced twin polar bear cubs to the public on Monday. About 200 people waited in line outside Yagiyama Zoological Park in the city of Sendai before it opened. Visitors cheered as ...

Marc Macias-Fauria is a professor of physical geography at the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge, UK. Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life ...

Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson, center, alongside Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy, joins other company execs as they cut the ...