it’s an American black bear. But if both parents (no matter their color) have the same mutation in a gene that affects pigment production, their offspring will have white fur. To confirm this ...

The bear moves like a silhouette across the landscape, its black fur blending in with the dark rocks and dusky woods. A white-coated black bear gorges on salmon roe to pack on fat for the winter.

White fur, blubbery skin ... researchers froze blocks of ice to samples of washed and unwashed polar bear fur, as well as human hair attached to a synthetic scalp, and ski equipment that contains ...

Polar bears aren't actually white.Turns out, they can come in all sorts of colors: yellow, gray, orange, and even green. That's because polar bear fur is transparent and hollow.When light strikes ...

National Panda Day highlights global conservation efforts to protect pandas from habitat loss and possible extinction.