Is there anything better than diving into cold water in the summertime? Polar bears love plunging into refreshing water as well. These Arctic animals enjoy swimming just like humans do, and one zoo ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. KANSAS CITY, Mo.-- Look, kids, here comes the polar bear! Here he comes around again! And again Again. Nikita the polar bear ...

Studying close to 800 bears over nearly 25 years shows that polar bear populations in the rapidly warming Barents Sea, off ...

Love arctic animals? Come check out these 20 amazing zoos with polar bears, all around the United States. Many of them are free!

Video in the player above shows Brookfield Zoo’s baby kangaroo drawing a crowd. BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — The polar bears at the Brookfield Zoo are gearing up to welcome a new roommate from Oregon this ...

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