Name the eight types of bears in the world. There are eight species of bears in the world: black bears, brown bears, polar bears, Asiatic black bears, spectacled bears, sun bears, sloth bears and ...

Bears are a type of mammal that can be found in many parts of the world. From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, ...

Ursus minimus—presumed to be the common ancestor of most modern bear species—lived in Europe between approximately 4.9 million and 1.8 million years ago, during the Pliocene epoch and possibly into ...

Across the Arctic, one bear stands apart from all the others, not just in size but in how it looks at us. While most large ...

Scientists in Peru recently attempted to get a look into the habits of one of the world's most elusive bear species — the Andean bear — by finding one and attaching a camera to it. The resulting look ...

The bear scientists shot in the Canadian arctic in 2016 was a biological mystery. It looked like a grizzly bear, complete with long claws and a prominent snout, but most of its fur was white. Call it ...

Reports of black bears in Ohio have increased in recent years, with most sightings in the northeast and southeast parts of the state. A roving black bear made headlines earlier this month for ...