The cubs are now mobile enough to explore on their own and visitors may see the cubs riding on their mother's back.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Zoo is celebrating the births of two cubs to one of its sloth bears last month. The cubs were born on Dec. 6 to first-time mother Shala and spent the last ...

For nearly 30 million years, a 2,000-pound beast known as the entelodont ruled a sweeping empire from Mongolia to what is now ...

New research finds grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to ...

An international study published in Science Advances has explored the anti-icing properties of polar bear fur in extreme Arctic conditions, revealing a unique mix of lipids in the fur’s sebum – an ...

Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...

The Inuit people prepare clothes using polar bear fur with its sebum coating intact, protecting them from the cold. An international team of scientists have found that sebum, or the grease that ...

The bears’ greasy fur is the secret to the popular species’ survival in one of Earth’s most punishing climates. The grease, also known as sebum, is made up of cholesterol, fatty acids and ...

Polar bears might be greasier than widely believed. The bears’ greasy fur is the secret to the popular species’ survival in one of Earth’s most punishing climates. The grease, also known as sebum, is ...

Polar bears might be greasier than widely believed. The bears’ greasy fur is the secret to the popular species’ survival in one of Earth’s most punishing climates. The grease, also known as ...