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Hunt Kicks Off for 'Teddy Bear' Marsupial and Other 'Lost' Species
By Stephanie Pappas published
The species, which haven't been seen for years or decades, include pink-headed ducks, red-thighed monkeys and a seahorse no one's ever seen in the wild.
Scientist Dons Polar Bear Costume to Stalk Musk Oxen in the Arctic
By Joel Berger published
How is rapid warming in the Arctic affecting animals that are adapted to cold? A wildlife biologist is using many techniques to find out, including stalking muskoxen in a polar bear costume.
Bear Necessities: Andean Bears Call Machu Picchu Home
By Mindy Weisberger published
Machu Picchu, site of historic Incan ruins and a popular destination for tourists, is also a favorite destination for South America's only native bear species — the Andean bear.
Polar Bear Body Cam Shows Predator's POV
By Stephanie Pappas published
Eating, swimming and playing — a body cam reveals a polar bear's life.
Facts About the Bear Dog
By Alina Bradford published
Neither bear nor dog, these extinct animals evolved to be massive predators.
Russian Scientists Trapped By Polar Bears Have Been Rescued
By Discovery News published
Five meteorologists surrounded by polar bears at a research station on a remote island in high-Arctic Russia have been rescued
Alaskan Bears Enjoy a Whale of a Meal
By Mindy Weisberger published
A brown bear in southeastern Alaska was dwarfed by its unusual and enormous meal — a beached sperm whale carcass.
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