The biggest type of bear is the polar bear. On average, polar bears weigh about 1,150 pounds (521 kg) and stand about 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall on their hind legs.

While global polar bear numbers are estimated between 22,000 and 31,000, the impact of climate change isn’t uniform. Some subpopulations, like those in western Hudson Bay, are in steep decline.

Polar Bear vs Grizzly Bear Genetically, polar bears and grizzly bears aren’t all that different. Scientists believe that polar bears split from grizzly bears between 250,000 and 130,000 years ago.

Polar bears differ from grizzly bears due to their size. While grizzly bears can reach 8 feet in length and weight 800 pounds, polar bears are larger, reaching around 10 feet in length and ...

The world’s polar bear population, it is reported, is at its peak, has more than doubled over the past 40 years and has handled itself well in temperatures higher than today’s. The main thing ...

Polar bears, unable to thrive on land in Canada's Hudson Bay, are facing greater risk of starvation as Arctic ice melts and they endure longer ice-free seasons, researchers said.

Brookfield Zoo is set to welcome a new animal to its facility later this year, as a female polar bear will make her debut in coming months. Amelia Gray is an 8-year-old female polar bear, and she will ...

Hundreds gather to take a dip in the ocean to celebrate the New Year at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, CA as part of the annual Polar Bear Plunge on Jan. 1st, 2024. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres ...

The chapter on bears is representative of the book as a whole. We get fun facts: Polar bears can smell us more than 18 miles away and swim 100 miles without stopping to rest.