Courtesy of Christopher Paetkau A polar bear peacefully snoozing in a pillowy bed of flowers beat out some amazing shots to win the Nature Photography Contest! The winner of the second annual ...

Polar bear mom and cub on sea ice, off the coast of Svalbard, Norway. Credit: Kt Miller / Polar Bears International Remote cameras were deployed in the Arctic mountains across nearly a decade; ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kali, the polar bear, yawns on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at the St. Louis Zoo. Kali seemed to be enjoying the cold weather.

ST. LOUIS – The bare truth of life is that sometimes good neighbors move. The Saint Louis Zoo announced Wednesday that they have exchanged one of their long-time resident polar bears for young ...

Past research has established that polar bear cubs’ odds of survival are impacted by how long their mothers spend denning. However, the underlying reasons have long been a mystery, and data obtained ...

Tour guide Drew Hamilton recounts the moment he captured close-up footage of a mother polar bear cuddling with her cub near Churchill, Man. Don't 'mess with Alaska,' U.S. senator warns B.C. Race ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Some of 2461 polar swimmers get out of the water after breaking a world record for the largest polar bear ...

Polar bear cubs are incredibly cute — and amazingly elusive. Their mothers dig dens under the snow in remote areas. Protecting cubs is key to the species’ survival. Under half of all polar bear cubs ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Zoo celebrated International Polar Bear Day Thursday. The zoo’s two polar bears — Cranbeary and Kova — were treated with toys and special treats as a surprise.

Typically, polar bear denning is studied via satellite telemetry, but while useful, it’s not great for learning about the subtleties of the behavior. The photos are the culmination of almost 10 ...