Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This clip showcases the bear's athleticism and sense of fun. In it, he pounces on a giant pickle water toy (you read that right).

Polar Bears own the top spot as the largest land carnivore. They can weigh up to 2,200 pounds (the biggest bear ever recorded) and can stand over 5 feet tall. You don't want to mess with a Polar Bear ...

Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another. As the Arctic climate warms, some polar bears ...

WASHINGTON — Some polar bears and their cubs already in danger of extinction could be legally killed by private oil-drilling projects in northern Alaska, according to proposed new regulations. The ...

More than 100 Lehigh University students will jump into icy water Friday to raise funds for Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes across the state. The Lehigh University Polar Plunge will take place ...

KILPISJÄRVI, Finland (AP) — As bubbles rippled across the frigid Finnish lake, diver Daan Jacobs emerged from a hole carved out of the thick, crackling ice. The journey had taken him 8 meters (26 feet ...

On Feb. 28, volunteers charged into the lake at Thousand Hills State Park to show their support for Missouri’s Special Olympics in the North Area’s 19th Annual Polar Plunge. Teams of plungers, or ...

Ruari Buijs, a marine biology and oceanography student, right, and Caroline Chen, a scientific diver and research assistant, prepare to dive during a Polar Scientific Diving class in Kilpisjärvi on ...

KILPISJÄRVI, Finland — As bubbles rippled across the frigid Finnish lake, diver Daan Jacobs emerged from a hole carved out of the thick, crackling ice. The journey had taken him 8 meters (26 feet) ...