How many zoo animals can say that they got their very own snow sculpture? Well, these two lucky polar bears can!

Portland’s senior polar bear sister just may be Olympic-ready, at least according to the comments on the Oregon Zoo’s latest Facebook post. Nora, it appears, is an expert diver. A video shared by the ...

Sesame Street puppeteer Matt Vogel, who gives life to Count von Count and Big Bird, is one of the cast members who will ...

Thompson said — she often needs to make a certain kind of puppet to accommodate the needs of one of her scripts. “A lot of times it starts with a story idea. Last year I had an idea for a conservation ...

But because polar bears (Ursus maritimus) make their dens in frigid, hard-to-reach places, researchers know very little about this vulnerable stage of their lives. Now, however, scientists have ...

Polar bears taking over the abandoned buildings of a meteorological station on Kolyuchin Island. This remarkable story, told through Kokh’s lens, sheds light on the unexpected encounters he had with ...

The 32nd annual Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside Heights drew 7,500 polar plungers who walked, ran or briefly submerged into the Atlantic Ocean, officials said.

Tyler Aldin, a volunteer with Free Spirit Siberian Rescue, rides a rig pulled by huskies Saturday during the Chicago Park District’s Polar Adventure Day at Big Marsh Park. There wasn’t enough ...

It reminded me of a Tom Cruise movie. With a balmy air temperature of 32 degrees, it was a relief compared to past Polar Bear Plunge’s 10-degree and 20-degree temperatures. The spectators came ...

Polar bears Lee and Aurora at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will be featured in an upcoming episode of "Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild." The episode will air on NBC at 10 a.m ...

Nearly 8,000 "plungers" will get "freezin' for a reason" and make the run into the Atlantic ... the forecast for Saturday's Polar Bear Plunge is looking good. At plunge time Saturday afternoon ...

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a popular wildlife charity, is being accused of backing the polar bear fur trade while it uses polar bear images for its fundraising campaigns. The allegations ...