Underneath all that hair, polar bear skin is actually black. The black skin readily absorbs sunlight to keep the bear warm. Polar bears aren't just the ambassadors of the North Pole. They're ...

Interestingly, a polar bear’s skin is black, and its hairs are hollow with no white pigment. Their thick, water-repellant fur keeps them comfortably insulated from below-zero temperatures.

A polar bear accidentally ... The eight-year-old bear apparently bit down on the seven-year-old’s trachea and while the bite ...

Paul had warned me about the polar bear’s condition, but nothing could have prepared me for what I saw. The bear’s once white coat was molted and dirty. His once robust frame was skin and bones.

Underneath all that hair, polar bear skin is actually black. The black skin readily absorbs sunlight to keep the bear warm. Polar bears aren't just the ambassadors of the North Pole. They're ...

In the winter, the North and South Poles receive no daylight. A polar bear's skin is actually black. Its thick white fur provides camouflage and helps keeps it warm. The coldest temperature ever ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...