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How polar bears survive in the Russian Arctic
Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) American black bear
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Why do these animals hibernate?
Plot twist: bears aren't true hibernators.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How polar bears survive in the Russian Arctic
Polar bears hunting walrus on Wrangel Island, Russia.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Polar bear triplets' first steps into the Arctic
Polar bear cubs leaving their den for the first time.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Watch a wolf and bear interact in Russia's coniferous forests
A brown bear protecting its food cache from wolves.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Life of polar bear cubs in the Canadian Arctic
Two polar bear cubs playing in the Canadian Arctic.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Latitude, longitude, and the prime meridian explained
A female polar bear taking her cubs to the sea to search for food in the Canadian...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
See a desperately hungry polar bear hunting for fish due to scarcity of food in the Russian Arctic
With food in short supply, a polar bear hunting for fish in the Russian Arctic.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Visit the Yosemite National Park and see the park's main attraction, the black bears
Overview of Yosemite National Park, east-central California, with a discussion of...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Polar bears waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze
Learn about young male polar bears testing their strength.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Uryadnikov Sergey/stock.adobe.com

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Jasper National Park: grizzly bear
Grizzly bear in Jasper National Park, western Alberta, Canada.
© Photofellow/Fotolia
Geographic ranges of living species of bears
Geographic ranges of the eight living species of bears.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
polar bears on an ice floe in Norway
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) on an ice floe in Norway.
© hperry/stock.adobe.com
spectacled bear
The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) of South America's Andes Mountains...
Werner Layer/Bruce Coleman Ltd.
sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
Sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) inhabit Southeast Asia and the Indonesian...
Anthony Mercieca—Root Resources/EB Inc.
sloth bear
Sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) are primarily found in India, and their geographic...
Bucky Reeves—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
The range of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) extends from southern...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
American black bear
American black bears (Ursus americanus) are found throughout North America...
Leonard Lee Rue III
black bears
Adult black bear and cub (Ursus americanus).
© samjenks/Fotolia
Kodiak bear
Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) in Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge,...
Steve Hillebrand—Alaska Region Library/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kodiak bear
The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) can weigh up to 720 kg (1,600...
© Pavel Plotnic/Shutterstock.com
sun bear
Sun bear (Helarctos, or Ursus, malayanus).
© Eric Gevaert/stock.adobe.com
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