Polar bears are very beautiful, powerful creatures. But did you also know that they are incredibly playful? They just love to ...

Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur – something that allows one of the planet’s most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most ...

The study, which observed two distinct polar bear populations over a decade, found that melting and refreezing snow, accelerated by warming trends, has led to unusually severe paw injuries in some of ...

Recently, a new Guinness World Record was set by a woman who completed an ice marathon in record time while wearing a polar bear costume. While the thought of this may be comical, her reasoning ...

Cats have soft claws with sensitive pads on the feet which help them to sneak on their prey. Polar bears have paws abilities that allow them to navigate on icey terrains without any troubles. Octopus ...

She doesn't care how long it takes to get decked out; she's layering up and living her best polar princess life—take a look ... the winter is finding dog-friendly booties to protect their paws. “While ...

The Mets already stole the offseason show — and a gigantic piece from the Yankees — by landing premier free agent Juan Soto earlier this winter. It looks all but certain now that there will be ...

BLOWING ROCK — The Polar Bear Plunge is probably the most anticipated event during the annual Blowing Rock WinterFest. This year, it will be held on the morning of Jan. 25 at Chetola Lake (185 Chetola ...

Paw prints found on artifacts in the ancient Greek city of Heraclea (Herakleia) in today’s southwestern Turkey show that local inhabitants loved their animals. The excavations unearthed artifacts such ...

In recent years, researchers have been observing weird clumps of ice on the paws of polar bears which isn't a commonly occurring phenomenon among these Arctic animals. The changing climatic conditions ...

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