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Polar Bear

Napping polar bear image wins top wildlife photography prize

  • Feb 8, 2024

Chicago 'polar plunge' raises money for local families in need

  • Jan 28, 2023

Film sheds light on challenges polar bears face due to climate change

  • Apr 19, 2022

Oldest polar bear in human care in North America dies at Milwaukee zoo

  • Sep 25, 2021

Brookfield Zoo reopens for visitors

  • Mar 1, 2021

Homeowner creates display of polar bears with snow

  • Jan 17, 2021

Brookfield Zoo's Bear Awareness Week goes virtual amid pandemic

  • May 18, 2020

Lost polar bear wanders into city, scavenging for food

  • Jun 19, 2019

Latest Videos

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Adorable bear takes ultimate polar plunge

  • Apr 17
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Lincoln Park Zoo parts ways with beloved polar bear Siku

  • Oct 17, 2025
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Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village

  • Jan 18, 2023
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Oldest polar bear in human care in North America dies at Milwaukee zoo

  • Sep 25, 2021
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Brookfield Zoo reopens with new polar bear, wolves after COVID-related closure

  • Mar 1, 2021
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Polar bear gets his first CT scan at Brookfield Zoo

  • Apr 25, 2019
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Berlin zoo unveils name of latest polar bear cub

  • Apr 2, 2019
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Polar bear cub born at Berlin Zoo

  • Jan 9, 2019

Latest Stories

Polar bear gets his first CT scan at Brookfield Zoo

A new table made to accommodate larger animals allowed the Brookfield Zoo veterinary staff to give Hudson the polar bear his first CT scan.

  • Apr 25, 2019

Meet Hertha! Berlin zoo unveils name of latest polar bear cub

Berlin's Tierpark zoo has unveiled the much-anticipated name of its new star attraction, a 4-month-old polar bear cub.

  • Apr 2, 2019

Polar bear cub born at Berlin Zoo

Germany's oldest zoo, which is home to the world's largest variety of species, welcomed an adorable polar bear cub.

  • Jan 9, 2019
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Polar bear killed after attacking cruise line employee on Arctic archipelago

The polar bear involved in the attack was shot dead "in an act of self-defense," according to the cruise line.

  • Jul 28, 2018
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Aussie, oldest male polar bear in North America, euthanized at Brookfield Zoo

Aussie, the oldest male polar bear in a zoo in North America, was euthanized Friday at the Brookfield Zoo, the zoo said.

  • Dec 22, 2017