A brown bear who once hitched rides on his mother’s back has come a long way since his cub days. Bear 89, better known as Backpack, has been crowned the 2026 Fat Bear Week champion at Alaska’s Katmai ...

As salmon season winds down and Fat Bear Week approaches, the famous brown bears ( Ursus arctos) in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve have to get out and about while the eating is good. Bear ...

This is the tense moment a bear cub hides high in a tree while a huge bown bear prowls beneath it. The youngster had become ...

Brown bear cubs typically remain with their mothers for approximately two to three years, learning essential survival skills ...

The season when the mountainsides quietly begin to change color.Three backs moving along the ridge.The cubs diligently ...

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On the night of September 29 in Bifuka, Hokkaido, two brown bears, believed to be a parent and cub, appeared in front of a ...

Five black bear cubs found without their mothers in eastern Idaho this year will spend the winter at Earthfire Institute, ...