Bears (Page 2)

Get to know the hungry, hibernating furballs of the animal kingdom—from pandas, polar bears, and grizzlies.

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a large brown bear in italy

Bears in Italy inbreed more, but are less aggressive

By Margherita Bassi

a mother polar bear walking on ice with two cubs behind her

Rare polar bear adoption could save cub’s life

By Laura Baisas

A warning sign is seen at the closed walking trail to the observatory in the Shirakawago district, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Japan deploys army to fight bears

Security camera footage of bear entering grocery store in Japan

Bears have attacked over 100 people in Japan since March

an emperor penguin looks through a camera while its baby looks on

15 breathtaking images from the Nature Photography Awards

By Popular Science Team

A polar bear mom and cub on sea ice, off the coast of Svalbard, Norway.

See the first moments when 3 polar bear cubs emerge from their den

By Laura Baisas

Artwork depicting 16th century bear baiting match

Gruesome bear fights once entertained Elizabethan England

A polar bear still hunting on the sea ice of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada.

How do polar bears keep ice off their fur? Grease.

By Laura Baisas

a bird with white and black plummage and an egg on a nest and three other birds standing around her

Which animals reproduce at the oldest age?

By Laura Baisas

Side by side of nature camera and brown bear

How the Fat Bear Week crew gets that beautiful bear footage

a bear lays flat on its belly on a rocky beach with its legs projected backwards

It’s sploot season: Animals strike a pose to chill out

By Popular Science Team

Grazer looking chunky and getting ready for winter on September 14, 2023. The bear is in the river intensely staring for salmon.

Fierce mama Grazer takes 2023’s Fat Bear Week crown

By Laura Baisas

Grizzly bear mom and cubs crossing road in Yellowstone National Park

Grizzlies are getting killed by roads, but the risks are bigger than roadkill

Black bear cub in a berry bush at Glacier National Park

Bears can count, take selfies, use tools, recognize supermodels, and even open car doors

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Brown bear paw in summer for blood clotting study

Hibernating bears hold many secrets for better human health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Bears can run at surprisingly fast speeds—here’s how they vary by species

Bears can run at surprisingly fast speeds—here’s how they vary by species

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks

By Laura Baisas

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

By Laura Baisas

Moose calf running from grizzly bear in shallow water

A wedding videographer filmed a bear preying on a moose—during the groom’s vows

By Dac Collins / Outdoor Life

Small European panda from 6 million years ago in a painting

Pandas weren’t always bamboo fiends

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

a family of polar bears walk on a glacier

Greenland’s polar bears are learning to get around in a less icy world

By Kate Baggaley

What an ancient jawbone reveals about polar bear evolution

What an ancient jawbone reveals about polar bear evolution

By Philip Kiefer

A black bear, which people can struggle to distinguish from other bears.

Burglar bear Hank the Tank might be even tougher to catch. Here’s why.

A black bear in the woods.

A 500-pound black bear keeps breaking into California homes. What’s next?

A white polar bear standing on snow in a zoo with blue bars in the background.

Secrets from zoo polar bears could help conservation efforts in the wild

By Maggie Galloway

A bear sleeping, maybe after eating its fill of trash.

How to keep fat bears (and other bears) out of your trash

By Natalie Wallington

Polar Bears Might Survive Ice Melting By Hunting New Prey

Polar Bears Might Survive Ice Melting By Hunting New Prey

By Grennan Milliken

Brown bear walks on trail

Scientists stuck grizzly bears on treadmills and confirmed they hate hills as much as we do

a black bear standing near a tree

Simple tips for getting black bears to leave you alone

By Alisha McDarris

Bear 128 'Grazer', with medium blonde coat and light fluffy ears standing at the edge of the water with tall grass behind her.

How scientists try to weigh some of the fattest bears on Earth

By María Paula Rubiano A.

For polar bears contending with climate change, it’s ‘survival of the fattest’

For polar bears contending with climate change, it’s ‘survival of the fattest’

By Dan Nosowitz

How to survive a grizzly encounter

How to survive a grizzly encounter

By Alisha McDarris

polar bear on sea shore

Climate change is pushing desperate polar bears, kangaroos, and other wildlife into human territory

By Niki Rust/The Conversation

Close-up image of a polar bear underwater.

The inventors of the polar bear treadmill are back with a new scientific contraption

By Jillian Mock

How (and why) to teach a polar bear to walk on a treadmill

How (and why) to teach a polar bear to walk on a treadmill

Yetis are real, they just also happen to be Himalayan brown bears

Yetis are real, they just also happen to be Himalayan brown bears

By Sara Chodosh

Ranking the Types of Bear Species

By Dan Nosowitz

Pandas, which are basically giant poop machines, may inadvertently help save other species

Pandas, which are basically giant poop machines, may inadvertently help save other species

By Rachel Feltman

Toxic mercury levels are actually declining in Alaskan polar bears—but that’s not as great as it sounds

Toxic mercury levels are actually declining in Alaskan polar bears—but that’s not as great as it sounds

By Aparna Nathan

Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks

Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks

By Sara Chodosh

How much space do pandas need to survive?

How much space do pandas need to survive?

Why Binturongs’ Pee Smells Like Buttery Popcorn

By Grennan Milliken

The Bears That Inspired Teddy Bears Are No Longer Endangered

The Bears That Inspired Teddy Bears Are No Longer Endangered

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why Was This Bear Chewing On A Kayak?

Why Was This Bear Chewing On A Kayak?

Here’s How A Mother Panda Cares For Her Newborn Cubs

Here’s How A Mother Panda Cares For Her Newborn Cubs

By Mary Beth Griggs

Exclusive: Inside Google’s Quest To Bring Polar Bears To You

Exclusive: Inside Google’s Quest To Bring Polar Bears To You

By Jennifer Bogo

How To Argue With Someone Who Says ‘Pandas Deserve To Die’

How To Argue With Someone Who Says ‘Pandas Deserve To Die’

By Dan Nosowitz