Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kali, the polar bear, yawns on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at the St. Louis Zoo. Kali seemed to be enjoying the cold weather.

Past research has established that polar bear cubs’ odds of survival are impacted by how long their mothers spend denning. However, the underlying reasons have long been a mystery, and data obtained ...

The event’s goal this year was to raise $2 million. A participant in a polar bear costume emerges from Lake Michigan, with temperatures in the 20s, on March 2, 2025, during the annual Polar ...

Nature is full of surprises, and occasionally, we come across moments that leave us in awe. In a recent video that has captured the hearts of many, a polar bear seems to be seeking assistance, ...

Polar bear cubs are incredibly cute — and amazingly elusive. Their mothers dig dens under the snow in remote areas. Protecting cubs is key to the species’ survival. Under half of all polar bear cubs ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Zoo celebrated International Polar Bear Day Thursday. The zoo’s two polar bears — Cranbeary and Kova — were treated with toys and special treats as a surprise.

Typically, polar bear denning is studied via satellite telemetry, but while useful, it’s not great for learning about the subtleties of the behavior. The photos are the culmination of almost 10 ...

Polar bear cubs in the Arctic are beginning to emerge from their dens. Until now, the babies have been relying on nutrients from their mother's milk to go from hairless, blind cubs to bears ready to ...

In a study published in The Journal of Wildlife Management, we used remote cameras to study polar bear families as they emerged from their dens in Svalbard, Norway, gaining insight into the ...

An adorable video shows the moment three tiny polar bear cubs emerged from their den ... deep cave in the snow for their den. Then, around Christmas, the mother will give birth to between one ...

and the University of Toronto Scarborough reveal the first detailed look at polar bear cubs emerging from their dens, captured through nearly a decade of remote camera footage in Svalbard ...

Now, however, scientists have managed to capture rare footage of a polar bear mother and her cubs leaving their den in the Arctic for the first time. The video comes from Svalbard, the sparsely ...