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Polar Bear Attacks Could Become More Common Under Climate Change. For The First Time, “Bear-Dar” Proves It Can Prevent Surprise Encountersa polar bear mom and her two cubs next to tyre tracks in the snow, they are near humans

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Polar Bear Attacks Could Become More Common Under Climate Change. For The First Time, “Bear-Dar” Proves It Can Prevent Surprise Encountersa polar bear mom and her two cubs next to tyre tracks in the snow, they are near humans
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Polar Bear Attacks Could Become More Common Under Climate Change. For The First Time, “Bear-Dar” Proves It Can Prevent Surprise Encounters

clock-iconJune 11, 2026
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Why Do Giraffes Have Dark Purple Tongues?A giraffe looks at the camera with its dark colored tongue out

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Why Do Giraffes Have Dark Purple Tongues?A giraffe looks at the camera with its dark colored tongue out
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Why Do Giraffes Have Dark Purple Tongues?

clock-iconMay 5, 2026

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Why Do Polar Bears Sometimes Adopt Other Polar Bears' Cubs? We Asked The Expertsa polar bear mom with her cub and a second adopted cub

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Why Do Polar Bears Sometimes Adopt Other Polar Bears' Cubs? We Asked The Expertsa polar bear mom with her cub and a second adopted cub
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Why Do Polar Bears Sometimes Adopt Other Polar Bears' Cubs? We Asked The Experts

clock-iconFebruary 27, 2026
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“It Will Be OK For A While, Until It Isn’t”: Why Svalbard’s Polar Bears Are Still In Good Shape Despite Sea Ice Losspolar bear on sea ice during golden hour

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“It Will Be OK For A While, Until It Isn’t”: Why Svalbard’s Polar Bears Are Still In Good Shape Despite Sea Ice Losspolar bear on sea ice during golden hour
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“It Will Be OK For A While, Until It Isn’t”: Why Svalbard’s Polar Bears Are Still In Good Shape Despite Sea Ice Loss

clock-iconJanuary 29, 2026
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Arctic Means “Bear”, And Antarctic Means “Opposite Bear”, But It Has Nothing To Do With Polar Bearsa polar bear in the arctic and penguin in the antarctic beneath the northern constellation ursa major

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Arctic Means “Bear”, And Antarctic Means “Opposite Bear”, But It Has Nothing To Do With Polar Bearsa polar bear in the arctic and penguin in the antarctic beneath the northern constellation ursa major
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Arctic Means “Bear”, And Antarctic Means “Opposite Bear”, But It Has Nothing To Do With Polar Bears

clock-iconJanuary 27, 2026
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Polar Bear Mom Adopts Cub – Only The 13th Known Case Of Adoption In 45 Years Of Study At Hudson Baya polar bear mom with her cub and an adopted cub

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Polar Bear Mom Adopts Cub – Only The 13th Known Case Of Adoption In 45 Years Of Study At Hudson Baya polar bear mom with her cub and an adopted cub
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Polar Bear Mom Adopts Cub – Only The 13th Known Case Of Adoption In 45 Years Of Study At Hudson Bay

clock-iconDecember 17, 2025
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Do Any Animal Species Actively Hunt Humans As Prey?A female lion in a low crouching pose stalking something not in the image.

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Do Any Animal Species Actively Hunt Humans As Prey?A female lion in a low crouching pose stalking something not in the image.
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Do Any Animal Species Actively Hunt Humans As Prey?

clock-iconDecember 16, 2025
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Scientists Find A "Unique Group" Of Polar Bears Evolving To Survive The Modern WorldA polar bear waving hello

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Scientists Find A "Unique Group" Of Polar Bears Evolving To Survive The Modern WorldA polar bear waving hello
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Scientists Find A "Unique Group" Of Polar Bears Evolving To Survive The Modern World

clock-iconDecember 12, 2025
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Are Polar Bears Dangerous? How “Bear-Dar” Can Keep Polar Bears And People Safe (And Separate)tundra buggy one, two polar bears are grappling in front of it

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Are Polar Bears Dangerous? How “Bear-Dar” Can Keep Polar Bears And People Safe (And Separate)tundra buggy one, two polar bears are grappling in front of it
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Are Polar Bears Dangerous? How “Bear-Dar” Can Keep Polar Bears And People Safe (And Separate)

clock-iconNovember 6, 2025

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Earth’s Apex Predators: Meet The Animals That (Almost) Can’t Be Killeda saltwater crocodiles, one of earth's apex predators, laying on a grassy bank

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Earth’s Apex Predators: Meet The Animals That (Almost) Can’t Be Killeda saltwater crocodiles, one of earth's apex predators, laying on a grassy bank
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Earth’s Apex Predators: Meet The Animals That (Almost) Can’t Be Killed

clock-iconOctober 31, 2025
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IFLScience We Have Questions: Can Burying Scientists Alive In The Snow Help Us Protect Polar Bears?Episode 14 of We Have Questions playing on a smartphone

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IFLScience We Have Questions: Can Burying Scientists Alive In The Snow Help Us Protect Polar Bears?Episode 14 of We Have Questions playing on a smartphone
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IFLScience We Have Questions: Can Burying Scientists Alive In The Snow Help Us Protect Polar Bears?

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9,000-Year-Old Dog Poop Reveals Siberian Sled Dogs Ate Polar BearsSiberian husky in winter

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9,000-Year-Old Dog Poop Reveals Siberian Sled Dogs Ate Polar BearsSiberian husky in winter
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9,000-Year-Old Dog Poop Reveals Siberian Sled Dogs Ate Polar Bears

clock-iconAugust 26, 2025

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The World’s Largest Terrestrial Carnivore Has Clear Fur And Black Skin, But You Wouldn’t Know Ita polar bear on the snow, its fur looks white, but it isn't

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The World’s Largest Terrestrial Carnivore Has Clear Fur And Black Skin, But You Wouldn’t Know Ita polar bear on the snow, its fur looks white, but it isn't
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The World’s Largest Terrestrial Carnivore Has Clear Fur And Black Skin, But You Wouldn’t Know It

clock-iconAugust 15, 2025
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It’s Spring In The US – And That Means It’s Time To Be “Bear Aware”. Here's Howphotograph of a large brown bear walking through the grass near a forested area

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It’s Spring In The US – And That Means It’s Time To Be “Bear Aware”. Here's Howphotograph of a large brown bear walking through the grass near a forested area
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It’s Spring In The US – And That Means It’s Time To Be “Bear Aware”. Here's How

clock-iconMarch 28, 2025
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Incredibly Rare Footage Shows Polar Bear Cubs Emerging From Dens In Unprecedented Detaila polar bear mom and her cubs emerging from their maternal den in the snow

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Incredibly Rare Footage Shows Polar Bear Cubs Emerging From Dens In Unprecedented Detaila polar bear mom and her cubs emerging from their maternal den in the snow
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Incredibly Rare Footage Shows Polar Bear Cubs Emerging From Dens In Unprecedented Detail

clock-iconFebruary 27, 2025
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