During one game in 1995, 36 octopi were thrown onto the ice, including one that weighed 38 pounds. That year, Al the Octopus was commissioned as a mascot for the Red Wings. It was named after the then ...

Ursus maritimus, a species of polar bear in the South Beaufort Sea, has recently been of particular interest to marine scientists at UW. A study published in March used allostatic load ...

In this article we’ll compare two different bears, and predict who would win in a fight: polar bear vs grizzly bear. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the winter snowdrift at Schönbrunn Zoo. Image via ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Growing up in North Carolina, it was normal to see raccoons and other wildlife visit my family's backyard that bordered a dense treeline. But we were never visited by anything ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic ...

The mascot’s name was Clarence, and he was a polar bear that lived inside your freezer. Clarence made his introduction in 2010 in a Birds Eye advert titled “We’re Only Content With 100%.” He was named ...

In a surprise play, not one or two but three mascots for the Knoxville Smokies ... The pair of blue bears - described as father and son - wear Knoxville Smokies jerseys and, in Jackson's case ...

Students and Champaign-Urbana community members gathered at Siebel Center for Design on Thursday to witness the reveal of a new costume design for the Kingfisher, an unofficial University mascot.

A man in a grizzly bear costume chased away a black bear while playing on a swing set on March 18, 2025. The Best Movies of All Time Scientists' now more confident 'city' sits under Egypt's Giza ...

In an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, an albino grizzly bear named Joey was accidentally transported to the Arctic. This is where he was mistaken for a lost polar bear by an animal protection ...

Dubbed the “last ice area,” this frozen stronghold is home to iconic Arctic wildlife: polar bears, beluga whales and ringed seals, among others. But even this ice bastion seems unlikely to last.