Approximately two million years ago, a colossal bear emerged in North America, believed to be the largest predator the ...

Spectacled bears are largely herbivorous and rely on the region's páramos and cloud forests ... Sugandhi Gadadhar, wildlife filmmaker and judge said, 'It is almost as if the bear is standing at the ...

Learn more about the giant short-faced bear, and how it would have fared against saber-tooth cats and other Ice Age predators ...

The top 10 largest bear species, ranked by size and weight, range from the polar bear, standing up to 10 feet ... polar bear's swimming prowess to the spectacled bear's tree-dwelling habits.

Andean bears, also known as spectacled bears, are the last living species of the short-faced bear (tremarctinae). Follow BBC West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to ...

Zoo director Mike Jordan said it marked "an exciting new chapter". Andean bears are also known as "spectacled" bears due to circular golden markings around their eyes. The animal's natural ...