Polar bears hold the title of the largest carnivorous land mammals on the planet. They typically measure between seven to eight feet in length. Males are significantly larger than females ...

and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time at sea. Their scientific name means “maritime bear”, and ...

They collected the fecal microbiome of wild and captive polar bears and compared their findings to understand how the changing climate affects the bears' diet and health. The captive polar bears ...

Not only did the bears with more human food in their diet hibernate less ... recently declared a state of emergency, as dozens of Polar bears moved in looking for food. A combination of thinning ...

Polar bears once roamed Scotland during the last Ice Age, new analysis of ancient bones and fossils has suggested. Research by academics at Aberdeen and Edinburgh unis found evidence of the ...

Polar bears once roamed Britain, new analysis of ancient bones and fossils has revealed. Bones and teeth discovered in a Highland cave in Scotland show a fish-heavy diet eaten by the animals ...