The Mold-A-Rama machines have cranked out plastic sea lions, gorillas, lions and polar bears as souvenirs for generations.

For many Minnesotans, no trip to the Como Park Zoo was complete without one: a small piece of molded plastic depicting one of ...

Paola Pivi is on the move once again. The acclaimed contemporary artist, who was born in Italy, has called many parts of the ...

The 5.5- to 6-million-year-old remains were recovered during fieldwork in Stavropol Krai, Lopatkin told Izvestia. Size estimates put the bear in the range of the largest modern brown bears, exceeding ...

Mainstream ice cream brands are good, but they don't have anything on these high-quality, uniquely flavored niche brands. Here are the ones most worth buying.

One animal's predator is often animal's prey, but not with these species. Many of them are too tough to be taken down, though some have stranger tactics.

Students can learn more about polar bears with this comprehensive daily lesson plan, printables, worksheets, graphic ...

In a violent Arctic game of tug-of-war, several polar bears in northern Canada had to fend off an overly eager—and outnumbered—black bear vying for a meal. And the entire ordeal was captured on video.

Update: Astra made her Como debut on Monday, Oct. 13, by exploring the deep-water side of Polar Bear Odyssey. Get more updates on Como Park Zoo & Conservatory’s Facebook page. Como Park Zoo & ...

Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries. Ashild Onvik Pedersen, a scientist who is armed with a rifle in ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — A mid-October swim isn't all that commonplace, but the Como Zoo's newest resident was anxious to make her public debut. Astra the polar bear paddled out on the deep-water side of the ...

Utah's Hogle Zoo announced on Friday the death of Diego, a California sea lion who made history as the biggest animal to get a CT scan at the University of Utah Hospital.