6-Million-Year-Old Mega-Bear Discovered: Alexey Lopatkin Presents 'Urokan Borysiaka'

The 5.5- to 6-million-year-old remains were recovered during fieldwork in Stavropol Krai, Lopatkin told Izvestia. Size estimates put the bear in the range of the largest modern brown bears, exceeding ...
The Conversation

Alaska’s Fat Bear Week is more than a bit of fun – for the animals, size is a matter of survival

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Alaska Public Media

Baranof Island bears get first-ever state count

Biologists have launched the first-ever state study of brown bear numbers on Sitka’s Baranof Island. Managers say they need updated data to manage the population appropriately. Baranof Island is ...
Greek Reporter

6-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals New Giant Bear Species

A 6‑million‑year‑old fossil has revealed a new giant bear species in Russia, helping scientists better understand prehistoric ...
Yahoo

What to know about Fat Bear Week, a competition to be the chonkiest brown bear

This image provided by the National Park Service shows cub 128 at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska on Sept. 13, 2025. (C. Loberg/National Park Service via AP) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — ...
WNDU

Fat Bear Week has arrived - here’s how to vote for your favorite

The contest, which began in 2014, is meant to showcase the resiliency of the brown bears, who pack on the pounds each fall to survive the harsh winter, mostly by gobbling salmon on the Brooks River in ...