Posts Tagged ‘bears’
Like the sun promises to rise each morning, hordes of crimson salmon — numbering in the tens of millions — faithfully return to Alaska's Bristol Bay each summer.
This land of untrammeled rivers, streams, and lakes is home to the richest r... ...
There is no power stronger than the power of a mama bear.
One viewer recently witnessed a mama bear in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee encouraging her timid little cubs to cross the road.
Watch this mammoth mama strength in a... ...
“Environmentalists say the bear could have lost its bearings while drifting on an ice floe.” ...
When the peak of summer arrives in Alaska and the radiant midnight sun hangs in the northern sky, tens of millions of salmon make their move. They race up rivers, leap over waterfalls, and clog narrow streams with their hefty, five-pound bodies. It is... ...
Casey Hathaway, age 3, was lost for three days in the woods of Craven County, North Carolina before police found him alive and well. He had survived pouring rain and near-freezing temperatures. According to Hathaway, a bear looked after him in the forest.
"He made a comment about having a friend while he was in the ...
The real Smokey Bear narrowly avoided death in the pine-filled Capitan Mountains of New Mexico, nearly 70 years ago.
Just west of the town of Roswell, firefighters found the bear cub clutching to the upper reaches of a tree, with singed paws an... ...
I've always felt a spiritual connection with grizzly bears. They're slow, chunky and have an overwhelming affection for peanut butter--just like I do. From time to time, I'm fortunate enough to spot one, or at least the signs of one's passing, while we're in Alberta. But, as they generally don't want anything to do with ...
One bright summer morning four years ago, two park rangers set off hiking up a dormant Alaskan volcano.
But like a light switch, the weather changed.
Vicious winds brought frigid, sideways rain. It didn't relent. Usually dry ditches transformed... ...
What better way is there to cope with the cold weather than to watch polar bears canoodling in the snow?
Folks, Explore.org's polar bear cam is back and they're giving us a close-up livestream of the adorable animals as they play around in the Tu... ...
Welcome to Fat Bear Week at Mashable! Each fall, Katmai National Park holds a competition as Alaska’s brown bears finish fattening up for their long winter hibernation. This year, Mashable is getting in on the salmon-munching action. Check back... ...