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Majestic creature of the far north, the polar bear is the world's largest terrestrial carnivore. Its Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means 'sea bear', an apt name for this amazing species which spends much of its life predominantly on sea ice.

Majestic creature of the far north, the polar bear is the world's largest terrestrial carnivore.

Its Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means 'sea bear', an apt name for this amazing species which spends much of its life predominantly on sea ice.

Polar bears are listed as a vulnerable by IUCN because of ongoing and potential loss of their sea ice habitat resulting from climate change.

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A throwback photo of the lovely Ahpun (an Inupiaq word for "snow") with Pat Lampi in 1998 at Alaska Zoo. Ahpun passed away in 2018 age 20.

3 Comments
2024/09/02
12:27 UTC

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Cranbeary going for a swim at the Alaska Zoo

I got to visit Alaska a couple years ago and getting to see Cranbeary was one of the highlights of the trip.

3 Comments
2024/08/22
11:19 UTC

5

Which is the largest living polar bear kept in captivity?

I am curious about how large polar bears in captivity get considering how large they are and how far they typically roam in the wild and the complications zoos typically have with large animals in captivity.

1 Comment
2024/08/22
02:32 UTC

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It's Monday again!

2 Comments
2024/08/19
13:52 UTC

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Why is it walking like that?

It did that for several minutes, then took a swim, got out and continued doing that. Is it stress?

9 Comments
2024/08/13
11:15 UTC

5

Any sources to polar bear populations from 2001-2024

Hi, I'm doing biology IA on polar bears and CO2 emissions. I'm having a hard time of finding information on the population sizes of polar bears within the past decade. Databases would be awesome!!

2 Comments
2024/08/12
22:46 UTC

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Big murder mittens

Got to visit Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, China and saw my first polar bear up close.

1 Comment
2024/08/11
14:19 UTC

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A polar bear mother takes her cubs out in Baffin Island, Canada

2 Comments
2024/08/05
13:20 UTC

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A polar bear walking on sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. Photo from Anadolu/Getty Images

0 Comments
2024/08/04
14:51 UTC

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A male polar bear crosses a river coloured red by sandstone pigmentation, Spitsbergen, Norway

1 Comment
2024/07/29
12:46 UTC

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The children and the bear

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2024/07/22
11:56 UTC

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The force is strong with this one

1 Comment
2024/07/15
12:37 UTC

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Underwater bears

1 Comment
2024/07/08
12:21 UTC

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When your friend told you a dad joke

1 Comment
2024/07/01
12:51 UTC

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Highland Wildlife Park post lunch snooze

3 Comments
2024/06/28
17:41 UTC

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A polar bear-grizzly bear hybrid seen in Alaska. The shape of this bear's neck, snout and body is a giveaway.

6 Comments
2024/06/24
13:08 UTC

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How do polar bears find each other to mate?

https://reddit.com/link/1diuaqs/video/z8emag5rsc7d1/player

Polar bears are solitary animals, so how do they find each other across the vast frozen ocean to mate in the spring?

10 Comments
2024/06/18
16:04 UTC

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Looking up

2 Comments
2024/06/10
12:27 UTC

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Kova is not a fan of Mondays

2 Comments
2024/06/03
11:22 UTC

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A polar bear cub and mother west of Cape Tatnam on Canada's Hudson Bay coast

3 Comments
2024/05/27
10:43 UTC

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This is my hat now

2 Comments
2024/05/20
12:22 UTC

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Arctic predator's hunting behaviour caught on camera

1 Comment
2024/05/13
12:04 UTC

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Walking in the low Arctic sunlight

5 Comments
2024/05/06
11:28 UTC

81

Normal Polar Bear Behaviour ?

Excuse my ignorance but is this anywhere near normal polar bear behaviour ? Observed at the Toronto zoo what appears to be a pretty seriously distressed bear, but I’m no expert in animal behaviour. The employee claimed the bear was just “wanting to play”.

10 Comments
2024/05/02
00:01 UTC

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Flocke drying bear fur in the sun at Jimmy's Farm, Suffolk, England

1 Comment
2024/04/29
12:11 UTC

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Majestic yet terrifying

0 Comments
2024/04/28
08:56 UTC

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Here's what I think of Mondays!

4 Comments
2024/04/22
09:57 UTC

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Polar Bear Adaptations

2 Comments
2024/04/16
03:02 UTC

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