A polar bear cub was captured playfully snuggling ... Several others also chimed in about how cute they found the video. “Heart melting,” someone said. Another person said they “absolutely ...

The heaviest recorded polar bear was 2,210 pounds (1,002 kg ... During hibernation, a bear's body temperature drops slightly, ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

Editor's Note: National Geographic went too far in drawing a definitive connection between climate change and a particular starving polar bear in the opening caption of our December 2017 video ...

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 ...

A sneak peak of a new episode of National Geographic's Incredible Animal Journeys shows two polar bear cubs exploring the outdoors for the first time Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.