Bears
Meet the Bear Who Earned the Rank of Corporal in the Polish Army
He had a penchant for cigarettes, booze and arm wrestling
Knut the Polar Bear’s Mysterious Death Finally Solved
The famed Berlin Zoo bear suffered from an autoimmune disease that until now has only been known to occur in humans
This Rare, White Bear May Be the Key to Saving a Canadian Rainforest
The white Kermode bear of British Columbia is galvanizing First Nations people fighting to protect their homeland
Louisiana's Bears Are Making a Comeback
The state thinks the bears are doing well enough to merit removal from protected status. Others disagree
Grizzlies in Yellowstone Are Already Waking Up
Warm weather has drawn at least one bear out of hibernation and in search of food
Pollutants Are Making Polar Bears' Penis Bones More Likely to Break
An industrial chemical contaminating the Arctic is further threatening a species already facing dire challenges
Bears Munching on Ants Indirectly Help Plants
A link uncovered by a graduate student shows that plants have bears to thank for trimming them of ants — and another pesky species
New Jersey Encourages Hunters to Add Bear to Menu
New Jersey is hoping more hunters will take advantage of bear season
Watch This Bear Cub Rock Climb!
You have time for one too-adorable-for-words video
Zoo Keepers Are Hand-Rearing A Tiny Sloth Bear Cub
After her mother consumed two other cubs, staff took the unprecedented step of raising her themselves
There's New Evidence That Communist Leaders Secretly Airlifted Bears to Bulgaria in the '70s and '80s
Some of these Bulgarian bears are not genetically like the others...
Yosemite’s Bears Are Raiding Way Fewer Picnic Baskets These Days
Just 13 percent of the bears' diet comes from human food
Sloth Cub Hank Says Hello at the National Zoo
At six months, the Zoo's first sloth cub in seven years made his public debut
What Should Be Done With Yachak, the Cattle-Killing Bear of the Andes
Conservationists and ranchers in Ecuador struggle to make peace while an elusive spectacled bear feasts on valuable livestock
Bears, Up Close and Personal, in the Alaskan Wilderness
A newly built retreat gives visitors a chance to see the Kodiaks in their element
Wild Things: Tarantulas, Jellyfish and More...
Hummingbirds, attacking bears, ancient hominids and other news updates in wildlife research
Bear Care: Bear Awareness Days at the National Zoo
The Bear Awareness Days event raises awareness about the animals in general and teaches about conservation issues that affect all bear species
The Secret Lives of Animals Caught on Camera
Photographs shot by camera traps set around the world are capturing wildlife behavior never before seen by humans
Fate of the Cave Bear
The lumbering beasts coexisted with the first humans for tens of thousands of years and then died off. Why?
Tai Shan Will Return to China
The panda who has the distinction of being the first surviving cub born at the National Zoo will be returning to China
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