Polar Bear

Animals

At Como Zoo in Saint Paul, Minnesota, keepers and veterinary staff responded to the declining health of a polar bear, who was humanely euthanized in December 2024 after multiple...

Climate Science

Are polar bears dying because of global warming? The concise, evidence-based answer is that global warming driven by human activities is harming polar bears by reducing the sea...

Guides And Explainers

A dead polar bear is most simply and accurately called a "dead polar bear." In scientific, conservation, and management contexts, the phrase "dead polar bear" or "polar bear car...

wildlife-conservation

Russian polar bears refer to the population of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) inhabiting the Russian Arctic, primarily within the waters and coastlines of the Northern Sea Route...

Zoo Animal Welfare

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium houses two polar bears, a male named Kalluk and a female named Chinook, in the Arctic Ring of Life habitat. This species account summarizes recogni...

Relationships

Polar bears and grizzly bears are both large, iconic bears adapted to different Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Taxonomically they belong to the same genus, Ursus, which means th...

Wildlife Biomechanics

Polar bear jaws are engineered for a hypercarnivorous lifestyle in sea ice environments. The skull structure, tooth row, and musculature are adapted to capture, kill, and proces...