Polar bears are the largest and most carnivorous bears that have a few little tricks up their (fur) sleeve, including the fact that they aren’t actually white and they can…

If you’ve seen a photo of a polar bear in the Arctic, you’d be forgiven for assuming that they are white. But this is nature playing mind tricks on us,…

Black bears, koala bears, and even pandas are all skillful at climbing trees. But, what about the polar bear? Can they climb trees? No, although most bears climb trees, polar…

Most bears will hibernate in winter, entering a long low-energy state, rather than migrating to look for food like other animals. However, polar bears are different from most bears as…

Polar bears (ursus maritimus) are the largest of the bear family and carry a fair amount of weight. But don’t let this fool you into thinking these mammals can’t take…

The polar bear lives in some of the most extreme parts of the planet near the north pole. Temperatures can be below freezing for most of the year and access…

There’s an old polar bear joke poem that goes, “If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight”. But, just how true is this? Do…