Like the polar bear, the Kodiak’s shoulder height can reach 5 feet, but most bears are slightly shorter. When the Kodiak is upright on its hind legs, it stands around 10 feet tall.

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The park service says that when a bear bluff charges, it will usually have its head and ears up and forward, it will puff ...

Polar bear that killed mom, son chased school staffers and "tried to get in" Principal Dawn Hendrickson slammed the door in the face of the charging bear, possibly saving lives, an official said ...

Polar bear cubs are born with their eyes closed, ... Big Oil and the state of Alaska brought a suit challenging the polar bear's critical habitat decision — forcing the Fish and Wildlife Service to ...

Any time of year, troublesome bears that wander into town too often may be put into the polar bear jail — a big Quonset hut-style structure with 28 concrete-and-steel cells — before being ...

It’s a big world out there, especially for polar bear cubs emerging from their dens. An international team of researchers observed these special first steps thanks to nearly a decade of camera ...