The polar bear, however, has managed to adapt to these local conditions, honing its survival skills over time. Among these is the remarkable ability to hunt underwater, which terrestrial bears ...

Unfortunately for seals, polar bears are still lethal underwater. They can swim 6.2 mph (10 kph), fast enough to catch ...

And their plight could be exacerbated by the need to alter hunting strategies with the seasons. In the spring, the researchers explained polar bears are mostly preying on juvenile seals.

Although, like most polar bears the Grinch was opportunistic, she (and the other reindeer-hunting polar bears we have seen) appear fitter; enabling them to run at speeds of up to 8 m/s for an ...

The bear was then shot and found dead at the local airport. Experts say polar bears' hunting grounds have diminished as the Arctic ice sheet melts because of climate change, forcing them into ...

With climate change reducing sea ice, it is becoming increasingly difficult for polar bears to hunt, pushing them to move closer to human settlements to scavenge. Dmitry is a wildlife and underwater ...

Dmitry Kokh (Russia) presents this haunting scene of polar bears shrouded in fog at the long-deserted settlement ... Dmitry is a wildlife and underwater photographer who tries to capture decisive ...

While the number of bears plummeted up to the 1980s this was mainly due to unsustainable hunting. With greater legal protection, polar bear numbers have risen. But increasing global temperatures ...