"She was still so mentally sharp, observant and engaged. It's like we knew she was old, but she didn't believe it. I think ...

Beezler, a 32-year-old Asiatic black bear that had lived at Colorado’s Cheyenne Mountain Zoo since she was a cub, was ...

The black bears are out and roaming in Ohio. The latest sighting is out of Richland County, its fifth since the 1990s. Here's ...

Florida's black bears are becoming more active, leading to increased sightings in suburban and urban areas, including Orlando ...

Beezler was the oldest Asiatic black bear in human care in the United States. She inspired staff and visitors with her gentle ...

Black bears have increasingly been seen in urban areas. Read here about where and when black bears are active, and how to ...

According to the wildlife educational facility North American Bear Center, black bears can appear in more colors than any other North American mammals, from black and brown to cinnamon, blond ...

Two bears who sparked the evacuation of a wildlife park involving trained firearms staff and police had headed straight for ...

If a grizzly or brown bear charges and attacks you, play dead. Panicking or screaming will alarm the bear and cause it to attack. “Cover your head and neck with your hands and arms.

Their name can be misleading, because "black" bears can be black, chocolate brown, cinnamon brown, blue-black, and even white. An adult can weigh anywhere between 150 and 700 pounds.

Video footage captured a man in Asheville, bravely approaching a ferocious-looking black bear in his own brown bear costume that more closely resembled a college mascot.