A March-time polar bear plunge is not only a freezing dip for a good cause, it’s also a signal that spring is almost upon us. Each year, hundreds of people line up along the shoars of Olcott ...

The polar bears faced no repercussions for the attack. A police spokesperson in 2009 told Der Spiegel: "The woman jumped in ...

Adults are strong swimmers – they can swim for several hours to get from one piece of ice to another. Their thick white coat and a layer of fat keep them warm and camouflaged in their harsh Arctic ...

This is the first time that such a long swim has been documented by satellite telemetry for polar bears. A sensor on the bear's collar sent different signals when it was in salty sea water compared to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. New twin polar bears Kallik and Kalu were seen for the first time by the public on March 25, 2025 at the St. Louis Zoo ...

April 14 (UPI) --A total 2,461 bathers braved the frigid waters of the Czech Republic's second-largest lake to break a world record for the largest polar bear dip. Czech freediver David Vencl ...

While polar bears are known to swim between land and sea ice floes to hunt seals, the researchers say that increased sea ice melts push polar bears to swim greater distances, risking their own health ...