Name the eight types of bears in the world. There are eight species of bears in the world: black bears, brown bears, polar bears, Asiatic black bears, spectacled bears, sun bears, sloth bears and ...

Meet the largest bear to ever exist; this massive bear was bigger than a Kodiak or a polar bear, weighing 3,500 pounds.

The bear scientists shot in the Canadian arctic in 2016 was a biological mystery. It looked like a grizzly bear, complete with long claws and a prominent snout, but most of its fur was white. Call it ...

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne listed polar bears as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act yesterday, saying the loss of Arctic sea ice in a warming climate could drive them to the brink ...

"The Kermode (spirit) bear is one of the rarest animals on Earth. Found almost exclusively in the coastal rainforests of ...

Oberon, or Obe for short, just arrived at Chester Zoo in the U.K. and will be part of a "breeding program" in hopes of saving his species Chester Zoo Oberon, or Obe, is an Andean bear and new arrival ...

So, you’re wondering, How much does a bear weigh? It’s a simple enough question, but the answer can get a little complicated, seeing that it depends on the bear’s age, species, locale, time of year, ...

There are a few common rules about bear safety everyone should know. One key rule? Never run away from a bear. In addition to putting on bursts of speed up to 40 mph, some bears can sustain speeds of ...

Oberon, or Obe for short, just arrived at Chester Zoo in the U.K. and will be part of a "breeding program" in hopes of saving his species Julia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at PEOPLE. A graduate of ...