A rare bear hybrid exists in the wild: polar bears and grizzlies can produce viable offspring, confirmed by DNA. It’s a sign of shifting overlap, not “a new species”: experts frame these bears as ...

When people ask “what’s the most dangerous bear,” they usually expect “polar bear” or “grizzly” as a gut-level answer. If you look at the actual numbers, the species most often tied to fatal attacks ...

Summer is one of the busiest seasons for black bears. Here's why they are on the move, where you're most likely to encounter ...

You may think states like California and Nevada have a lot of bears, but Washington is among the states with one of the highest black bear populations in the lower 48. It has an impressive variety of ...

Bears exhibit remarkable dietary flexibility, occupying a broad omnivorous niche that encompasses animal prey, plant matter and seasonally abundant resources. Across latitudinal gradients and habitats ...

Photo of black bear taken on Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge near Pungo Lake, N.C. The state’s black bear population has staged an extraordinary comeback in the last half century. Once ...

If we were to list some of the most common animals, we might think of sharks, foxes, or dolphins. However, the world has plenty of hybrids. And they are just as unique and beautiful as the animals we ...