Name the eight types of bears in the world. There are eight species of bears in the world: black bears, brown bears, polar bears, Asiatic black bears, spectacled bears, sun bears, sloth bears and ...

The sun bear is the world’s smallest bear species, measuring in at around 1.1 to 1.4 meters (3.6 to 4.6 feet) long. That’s at ...

Indonesia's Riau Province hosts both Sun Bears and Moon Bears, two distinct species within the Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) conservation landscape.

Bears are a type of mammal that can be found in many parts of the world. From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, ...

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne listed polar bears as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act yesterday, saying the loss of Arctic sea ice in a warming climate could drive them to the brink ...

In a long-awaited decision issued Wednesday, the federal government denied petitions from Montana and Wyoming to delist grizzly bears, announcing that grizzlies are still threatened in the Lower 48 ...

There are a few common rules about bear safety everyone should know. One key rule? Never run away from a bear. In addition to putting on bursts of speed up to 40 mph, some bears can sustain speeds of ...