Editor's Note: National Geographic went too far in drawing a definitive connection between climate change and a particular starving polar bear in the opening caption of our December 2017 video ...

it's not every day that you get to see polar bear cubs, either. Without a trip to Alaska on the agenda, that means most of us are relying on zoos and outlets like National Geographic to get our ...

Speaking to National Geographic, Ms Mittermeier said : "Although I cannot say with certainty that this bear was starving because of climate change, I do know for sure that polar bears rely on a ...

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The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding landmasses. A boar (adult male ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

A group of several hundred polar bears in south-eastern Greenland often catch seals by waiting outside their prey's breathing holes on blocks of floating freshwater ice from glaciers, in an ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...

Climate change not only raises global temperatures, it impacts everyone and everything on our planet. As global temperatures ...

Walking with polar bears on the coast of Hudson Bay ... remained key pillars of the Society (and by extension Canadian Geographic), manifested through strong educational resources and programs, ...

You don't have to be an adrenaline junkie to take a dare. Maybe a subtle shift in direction is enough to feel the excitement. Or is it the thrill you'll get from telling family and friends about ...