The first spectacled bear, Tao, arrived at the Ähtäri Zoo in South Ostrobothnia on Saturday from France. According to the zoo, the public will be able to see Tao for the first time next weekend, once ...

On average, polar bears weigh about 1,150 pounds (521 kg) and stand about 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall on their hind legs. The heaviest recorded polar bear was 2,210 pounds (1,002 kg).

On average, polar bears weigh about 1,150 pounds (521 kg) and stand about 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall on their hind legs. The heaviest recorded polar bear was 2,210 pounds (1,002 kg).

Sure enough, after a few bounces, the limb snapped and the bear toppled, only to execute an acrobatic save to end up standing on its hind legs, nonchalantly, as if nothing embarrassing had happened.

The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often look like glasses when set against the bear’s dark fur. While it’s ...

The Colombian coffee growers protecting the spectacled bear South America’s only native bear is under threat. A small group of coffee farmers in the Andes is doing something about it.

Dim the lights, put on some slow jams... get up in the tree? National Geographic's Crittercam technology just revealed a mating ritual never before seen in any bear species.

Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) are the largest bear species on Earth, with males weighing between 770 and 1,500 pounds and standing as tall as 10 feet when on their hind legs.

The Life of Giant Bears (Credit: Emily L. Lindsey) Arctodus skull (left) Grizzly Bear Skull (Right) Standing at 11 feet on its hind legs, the short-faced bear was the most enormous mammalian carnivore ...

However, spectacled bears are endangered due to multiple threats, including hunters killing them for their private parts, claws and body fat.

An Alabama couple got video footage on their home security camera of a bear standing on its hind legs and rolling their trashcan down the driveway.

Environment News: LIMA: A spectacled bear was born in a rescue center built by a Peruvian farming community that protected these animals for over two decades.