Polar bears are developing horrific wounds on their paws due to changing ice conditions in the Arctic, a new study reports. In the most severe cases, researchers describe two bears with crippling ...

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently due to changing sea ice conditions in a warming Arctic. While surveying the ...

Polar bears walk across sea ice for miles, searching for cracks and holes in the surface through which they can hunt their ringed seal prey. But a new study has found that, in some areas, the ice ...

Polar bear paw pad surface roughness and its relevance to contact mechanics on snow. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 2022; 19 (196) DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2022.0466; Cite This Page: MLA; APA; ...

Inquisitive polar bear cub raises its paw and appears to welcome post-lockdown expedition to the Arctic. The images of the polar bear cub were taken during a photography expedition to Svalbard, Norway ...

Polar bear paw pad surface roughness and its relevance to contact mechanics on snow. Journal of the Royal Society Interface . Published online November 1, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2022.0466.

Some days, you’re gliding gracefully along the ice. And some days, you’re falling face first after a minor tap on the back. The polar bear mascot in the outtakes to a Minnesota car commercial ...

In fact, polar bears seem to use their right and left paws equally." They'll just use whichever paw is best for the task at hand and often use both paws at the same time to grab their prey and dig ...

A polar bear’s paws are better suited for swimming, and the pads are covered in fur to give a firmer grip on ice. Polar bears also have smaller ears and shorter legs than a griz.

This photo shows the rear paws of a polar bear temporarily sedated for research in East Greenland in 2022. The bear has large chunks of ice frozen onto its feet, which the researchers removed.

What the team discovered was that all bears (except sun bears) have papillae on their paw pads, but that the papillae on polar bears were taller – up to 1.5 times.