The Pigeon Express
The oldest polar bear in human care in North America died Friday, according to the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin. Snow Lilly “was humanely euthanized yesterday due to declining health,” the zoo announced Saturday on Facebook. She was 36 years old. The median life expectancy for a polar in human care is 23.4 years, according […]
The world’s first “polar bear hotel” opened in China’s far northeastern Heilongjiang province has drawn criticism for its central feature: live polar bears. The Polar Bear Hotel, part of the Harbin Polarland theme park in Heilongjiang’s capital and largest city, Harbin, opened its doors on Friday with the promise of round-the-clock polar bear viewing from […]
A polar bear was recorded on camera playing with a zoo worker from his aquarium. The staff member was standing on the other side of the glass enclosure in an Arctic world in western Belgium. He responds to the animal’s gesture by touching the glass. The associates enjoy as the bear starts to swim as […]
The impact of the climate crisis is becoming more and more obvious to humans and their animal neighbors. But among all species, polar bears might be some of the hardest hit. The bears rely on sea ice for nearly every aspect of their survival: It’s where they hunt seals, travel, make dens and mate. So […]