A sudden sight, sound, or movement can trigger a cat to instinctively puff up. Cats can get startled by anything that appears out of nowhere, perhaps a shadow, a dust bunny, an approaching dog, or, ...

Though sightings in Colorado are rare, these animals are crucial to the ecosystem as they help control populations of small ...

Guests reach Spirit Bear Lodge by flying from Vancouver to the small airport at Bella Bella (scheduled for 90 minutes but it can take longer), then transfering to a boat for a two-hour journey north ...

A new study reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without freezing.

A video showing a heavily emaciated Tasmanian devil is raising awareness on the impact of the deadly devil facial tumour ...

Cozied up in his crawlspace was a 525-pound bear. "We ended up putting a ring camera with a light on it under the crawlspace and found out we have a giant bear under there," Arbid said.

An international study published in Science Advances has explored the anti-icing properties of polar bear fur in extreme Arctic conditions, revealing a unique mix of lipids in the fur’s sebum – an ...

More sustainable and environmentally friendly anti-icing materials and surfaces could be developed following a study of polar bear fur and its ability to remain ice-free. Polar bears have black skin.

It is with a heavy heart to announce the death of Douglas Murray Tufts of Warwick Parish in his 78th year on January 28th, 2025, son of the late Murray and Marie Tufts. Doug is survived by his ...

Its large, erect ears have cascading tufts of fur, so it’s easy to see where the toy breed got ... the breed was long used for the protection of sheep from hungry wolves and bears. Today, the Great ...

The Inuit people prepare clothes using polar bear fur with its sebum coating intact, protecting them from the cold. An international team of scientists have found that sebum, or the grease that ...