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Bears

Check Out This Panda-Themed Train Just Unveiled in China

The subway that looks like it could be fueled by bamboo.

Eric Grundhauser August 1, 2016

Rear view of the two figures atop the Annie Stewart Memorial Fountain located near the effigy mounds at the end of Erin Street overlooking the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

Annie Stewart Memorial Fountain

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

285,000 People Urge a Chinese Park to Free the 'World's Saddest Polar Bear'

Pizza deserves to be happy.

Erik Shilling July 20, 2016

The Eternal Mystery of How This Bear Locked Itself Inside of a Car

There were no broken car windows.

Erik Shilling July 15, 2016

A stuffed black bear that is not Cocaine Bear, but likely resembles him.

Gather 'Round for the Ballad of Cocaine Bear

A Kentucky company has tracked down the surprising casualty of a drug trafficker's bizarre death.

Jessie Guy-Ryan July 10, 2016

"It doesn't belong here."

White King

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

Found: Pedals, the New Jersey Bear Who Walks on Two Legs

Neighbors were worried he wouldn't survive the winter.

Sarah Laskow June 23, 2016

The Story of Sam Patch, America's First Professional Waterfall Jumper

Patch had a fondness for plunging into the abyss—in front of a paying audience.

Ella Morton June 7, 2016

Grizzlies and Polar Bears Are Going to Be Fornicating More

This isn't necessarily good.

Erik Shilling May 25, 2016

Why Bears Will Save Cherries From Climate Change But Not Apples

Some plants need help from animals to outrun climate change.

Sarah Laskow April 25, 2016

Polar Bears Win Huge Swath of Alaska

Around 187,000 square miles is theirs.

Erik Shilling March 8, 2016

A black bear rolls around in his favorite food, spring grass.

Fleeting Wonders: Bears Are Quitting Hibernation Early

Last year's lean summer means they're waking up hungry.

Cara Giaimo March 2, 2016

Giant Wooden Bear of Sveg

Giant Wooden Bear of Sveg

This massive Trojan ursine was built to be a new tourist symbol for a small Swedish town.

Fleeting Wonders: A Bus-Sized Polar Bear, Powered By Activists

Cara Giaimo December 9, 2015

Soldier Bear Statue

Edinburgh, Scotland

Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Bears' Cave

Chișcău, Romania

Bears' Cave

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

Old Franklin Park Zoo Bear Pens

Boston, Massachusetts

Old Franklin Park Zoo Bear Pens

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

Hallo Bay Bear Camp

King Salmon, Alaska

Hallo Bay Bear Camp

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.