You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

She also knew that polar bears jump into frigid water when they hunt, coming back onto land to eat their prey. Most mammalian hair can freeze when it gets wet in cold temperatures — think human ...

White fur, blubbery skin, sharp claws. Polar bears seem perfectly adapted to their frigid habitat up north. Now, researchers ...

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment.One of their biggest survival secrets appears to be greasy hair.The sebum–or hair grease–on their fur ...

Polar bears love plunging into refreshing water as well. These Arctic animals enjoy swimming just like humans do, and one zoo shared the cutest video of a polar bear jumping into a pool. The ...

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake ...

Hundreds take Polar Bear Plunge into Monongahela River 01:39. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Hundreds of people jumped into freezing cold water along the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh on New Year's Day ...

Rose Stavrou of Annapolis reacts to the cold water of the Chespeake Bay as she plunges in memory of a friend, Carl Schwartz, during the 2025 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point ...