Nature photographer Kris Luckenback captured the beautiful and serene moment a mother carried two of her cubs back to shore ...

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting.

Drawn by the ancient Incan citadel, a growing number of travellers are waking up to the wealth of attractions that Peru has ...

The Andean bear's vocal repertoire not only expands what we know about its species, but also reveals how, in their world, they make themselves heard when no one is looking.

Salisbury Zoo Andean Bear Chaska Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Salisbury, Maryland. Chaska came to the Salisbury Zoo in 2013 from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.

Chaska, a 15-year-old female Andean bear, will be moving from the Salisbury Zoo to the Alexandria Zoo in early May. Chaska has been at the Salisbury Zoo for 12 years and is the mother of four cubs.

Black Bear Image via Depositphotos. There are eight species of bears: American black bear, brown bear, polar bear, Asiatic black bear, Andean bear, panda bear, sloth bear, and sun bear. Each has ...

A 250-pound 4-year-old who stands nearly 6 feet tall is the newest resident of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse. The zoo this week introduced Bjorn, an Andean bear who was born at the Queens ...

Bears have a natural chase instinct. When they charge, they want you to run. Stand your ground. They will likely stop. Guides know bear behavior. They keep you safe. At Scenic Bear Viewing, we don’t ...

The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often look like glasses when set against the bear’s dark fur. While it’s ...

CLEVELAND, OH– Salisbury-born Andean Bear Sinchi recently widened his paw print on species conservation by moving from Philadelphia to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Sinchi was born to father ...