She was born in São Paulo, the daughter of a Russian couple. Like any energetic child, she barely stays still and never lets go of her toys. Her name is Nur, which means "light" in Arabic. She is a ...

Portland’s senior polar bear sister just may be Olympic-ready, at least according to the comments on the Oregon Zoo’s latest Facebook post. Nora, it appears, is an expert diver. A video shared by the ...

Polar bear donuts are a fun breakfast to serve when it is cold outside. Winter time can drag on and on and sometimes we need to do something a little special in the morning to get our children moving.

Polar bear cubs are incredibly cute — and amazingly elusive. Their mothers dig dens under the snow in remote areas. Protecting cubs is key to the species’ survival. Under half of all polar bear cubs ...

From funny to fascinating to absolutely breathtaking, these are the best photos you’ll see all year—guaranteed.

An almost surreal photograph of a polar bear at rest in a field of fireweed blooms has won first prize in the Nature ...

Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours. Here’s a look back ...

The Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Tourism Awards may soon answer that question. Out of all the destinations in the county, ...

You’re probably concerned about the plight of polar bears. You may reach for your wallet when you ... we love and often try to help animals we think are beautiful or cute. Others, not so much. People ...

Nora the polar bear cub at the Oregon Zoo on August 4 ... Bob and Kitra and her gibbon “uncles.” When is a rhino cute? When it is born. Luckily, Tamu, the Oregon Zoo’s critically endangered ...

Bird flu. With that diagnosis in mind, one of Russo’s colleagues tried to get some bovine samples tested for H5N1, but the ...