That's because polar bear fur is transparent and hollow.When light strikes the outer fur some of it is absorbed while the rest is scattered away. The result? The fur can appear as different colors ...

An adorable video shows the moment three tiny polar bear cubs emerged from their den with their mum on the remote island of Svalbard, Norway. The incredible footage took scientists almost a decade ...

It’s a big world out there, especially for polar bear cubs emerging from their dens. An international team of researchers observed these special first steps thanks to nearly a decade of camera ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

Editor's Note: National Geographic went too far in drawing a definitive connection between climate change and a particular starving polar bear in the opening caption of our December 2017 video ...

Courtesy of Christopher Paetkau A polar bear peacefully snoozing in a pillowy bed of flowers beat out some amazing shots to win the Nature Photography Contest! The winner of the second annual ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kali, the polar bear, yawns on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at the St. Louis Zoo. Kali seemed to be enjoying the cold weather.

ST. LOUIS – The bare truth of life is that sometimes good neighbors move. The Saint Louis Zoo announced Wednesday that they have exchanged one of their long-time resident polar bears for young ...