Yes! In fact, polar bears can swim better than most mammals, including humans. They’re at home in frigid waters and have incredible stamina. Intrigued? Here are nine facts that demonstrate how ...

Wildlife experts have expressed their alarm after at least nine polar bears were found this week swimming in open water off the coast of Alaska - with one at least 60 miles from the shore. An aerial ...

Skadi, one of the polar bears we're tracking on the Polar Bear Tracker, has been recorded swimming at least 74km in one day - and maybe more. This is believed to be the first conclusive proof that ...

An aerial survey by United States government scientists in Alaska's Chukchi Sea has recently found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water, with one at least 60 miles from shore ...

Polar bears generally live and hunt alone, though they can be quite social too. They mainly eat seals – using their remarkable sense of smell they can detect a seal in the water beneath a metre of ...

"It really suggests to us that that these bears can't eat and swim at the same time." Key polar bear facts There are about 26,000 polar bears left in the world, with the majority in Canada.