Credit: Toronto Zoo/Cover Images With North America marking Groundhog Day on Sunday (2February) Toronto Zoo’s polar bears had ...

STAFF AT THE ZOO SAYS THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP IN THE BREEDING PROCESS AND CONSERVING THE SPECIES. THEY HAVE TO SWIM GREAT DISTANCES ... one day get a baby polar bear. Bo, 6, arrived at ...

Staff at the zoo say this is a critical step in the breeding process and conserving the species. “They have to swim great distances ... one day get a baby polar bear. Please note: This content ...

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the winter snowdrift at Schönbrunn Zoo. Image via Alexander Leisser ... They use their front paws to paddle and their back legs to steer, and can swim at speeds of up ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, Feb. 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. The fundraising event, in which individuals pledge $100 or more ...

As the polar vortex delivered what is expected to be its final blast across southern Ontario on Wednesday, city residents braved the bitter cold — including Fintan the lion at the Toronto Zoo.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Polar bears at the Louisville Zoo are now interacting with each other just in time for breeding season. It's been a long process to get to this point, and there is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - After the arrival of the Louisville Zoo’s male polar bear Bo last year, he’s ready to meet his mate Qannik, which means the zoo could soon get some cubs. The zoo says the two ...

Researchers from the University of Toronto have established ... full lifecycle of individual polar bears – from cub to adulthood – and compares it to four decades of monitoring data from the Western ...

The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to harmful “forever chemicals” used in ice-resistant coatings today ...