Victoria is the oldest of four polar bears kept at the Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms National Park. At the grand old age of 28 her keepers say she has reached the stage in her life when she ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates. That ...

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 ...

They then compared the performance of polar bear hair with human hair and two human-made ski skins. A polar bear’s insulating fur shown under infrared heat imaging taken with a FLIR E75 24o ...

Victoria gave birth to another male cub - Brodie - in December 2021 ... They are middle aged in bear terms. Polar bears can live into their early 30s, but an average of 15 to 18 years in the ...