Knut Gets an Italian girlfriend Gianna at the Berlin Zoo
Knut the polar bear, arguably the most famous polar bear in the world, is finally going to get some love, well hopefully anyway. His new girlfriend, Gianna, from a zoo in Italy, arrived at the Berlin Zoo today as a...
Zoos in court battle over Knut the polar bear
The case is still continue.......Last month a woman jumped into the polar bear enclosure at the zoo in the hope of being able to make contact with Knut. She was seriously injured after being mauled by another polar...
Woman mauled by polar bear at Berlin Zoo, but survives
A woman was mauled by a polar bear at the Berlin Zoo today when she jumped into their enclosure, and was only saved when zoo keepers managed to push one of the bears away. The 32 year-old woman jumped into the moat...
Coney Island Polar Bears - New Years Day
The Coney Island Polar Bear Swim Club New Years Day Swim was voted #1 by Reuters by their Top Ten Travel Picks To Usher in The New Year (http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE4BP19Y20081226)....
Polar bear sitting in tundra without snow - signs of global warming
A young polar bear is sitting in the brown arctic tundra in November. No signs of snow or ice in sight. Polar bears are coming to the waters edge in October/November near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, waiting for...
created by travel_photography | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1391 views | 53 recommendations | 21 comments
Polar bear photo database created
Anyone who has taken nice close-ups of polar bears in the wild is being asked to contribute their photos to the online polar bear research database put together by biologists from the University of Central...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Blogger to Appear on Mickelson Show Wednesday
Tune in to Des Moines’ Newsradio 1040 WHO-AM Wednesday morning as I’ll be appearing as a guest of Jan Mickelson during the 10 a.m. (Central) segment of his show, Mickelson in the Morning.Mickelson, Iowa’s most-prolific conservative radio talk show host, asked me to...‘Bipolar Bear Disorder’ Cases Expected to Increase
Bipolar bear disorder is a new and unexpected bi-product of a contentious legal battle over the protected status of polar bears. Sadly, the number of polar bears being diagnosed with this affliction is expected to increase precipitously over the coming months, according to...
Move over Knut, there's a new cub in town
With celebrity polar bear Knut now fully grown, the latest German polar bear idol--Flocke--comes none too soon. Fame in the animal world, it appears, is as ageist as Hollywood.Flocke is already making... Knut the polar bear 'addicted to fame'
I fear it was only a matter of time. Now the infamous polar bear of Berlin Zoo is following in Britney Spears' footsteps and is apparently finding it hard to deal with the pressures of fame. "Knut has turned...
Inuit and environmentalists clash over polar bear
To save the polar bear, or to respect a way of life, that is the question."OTTAWA (Reuters) - Leaders of Canada's Arctic Inuit people denounced U.S. environmentalists on Monday for pushing Washington to declare...
Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2008
The rain is holding off today - but the weather is still as cold as you can get above freezing. Oh, and personal experience suggests that you don't try pointing out that this is potentially the mildest polar...
created by mbaumgartner | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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4068 views | 3 recommendations | 2 comments
Celebrity polar bear Knut is one
Not only is "cute Knut" the polar bear - abandoned at birth by his mother - now in rude health as he marks his first birthday, he has an army of fans and the honour of being a massive marketing...
created by Martha Jones | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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821 views | 17 recommendations | 6 comments
Polar, Giant Panda, Grizzly, Brown, Black bears needs your help. Learn more a...
The bears are increasingly coming into conflict with people and many of them are already listed as threatened. Different species of Bears are declining from hunting and from loss of their habitat. .BearPlanet.org try to educate their visitors through analyzing and providing...
Glaciers Melting Everywhere But Not A Drop To Drink
I am reminded of J. T. Coleridge's timeless poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" - as our glaciers continue to melt and icebergs shear off into the sea, their source of fresh water will to be lost to us.During...
created by ScienceDave | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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874 views | 17 recommendations | 3 comments
