Winnie-the-Pooh prequel book will mark the bear’s 95th birthday and will look at the ‘before stories’ with Eeyore, Piglet and a young Christopher Robin The book imagines the ‘before stories’ of Winnie-the-Pooh, Eeyore and Piglet It shares a glimpse of young Christopher Robin only seen in AA Milne’s poetry Writer Jane Riordan ‘perfectly captures the … Read more
Foraging peril of polar bears as experts fear they could lack skills to find new food as they adapt to climate change Researchers studied polar bears in Canadian Arctic tracking them over 11 days Bears usually hunt seals from floating ice but climate change means ice melted Bears have resorted to eating birds eggs on … Read more
Rumer Willis bears striking resemblance to mother Demi Moore while grabbing dog food as sister Scout models bright red sweats on errand run By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 02:30 GMT, 19 March 2021 | Updated: 02:30 GMT, 19 March 2021 Rumer Willis bore a striking resemblance to her mother Demi Moore when she was … Read more
‘Haven’t we learned anything about animal cruelty?’ Frosty reception for China hotel with polar bears on show 24 hours a day At ‘Harbin Polar Land’ in northeastern China, the hotel bedrooms’ windows face onto the bears’ pen The bears are photographed by guests under harsh warm lights, in a space comprising fake rocks and icicles … Read more
It’s not just chlamydia koalas have to contend with: Bears are also being infected with a rapid-spreading AIDS-like virus that triggers cancer Koala retrovirus (KoRV) infected a koala egg or sperm cell 50,000 years ago This allows virus to not only spread throughout a koala but also to its offspring KoRV is now seen in every … Read more
Polar bears and and narwhals in the Arctic are at risk of death due to loss of sea ice, US scientists warn. Unprecedented global warming is causing catastrophic sea ice loss, driving polar bears onto land and depriving them of their preferred food – blubber-rich seal. Polar bears are being forced to migrate to nearby … Read more
A notorious Thai zoo has sparked concern for the health of its animals after it reopened to visitors following the Covid lockdown. People found bears begging for food in tiny enclosures, emaciated tigers and cattle, crocodiles swimming in filthy water and orangutans desperately reaching out for food behind bars. A vet dispatched by the government … Read more
They’re bearing down on us! Bears are released into the wild… and immediately turn on their rescuers The chaotic scene was spotted at a wildlife conservation project in the Kurdistan of northern Iraq yesterday Six Syrian brown bears were being freed into the wild after they were saved from captivity in people’s homes But as … Read more
On Friday afternoons in summer, Stockholm residents hop on ferries in front of the National Museum and stream out of the capital to the 30,000 or so islands that lie nearby. You can check in to your own retreat at the Seglarhotell overlooking the harbour on Sandhamn, the furthest island out in Stockholm’s archipelago before … Read more
Winter Storm Orlena has been blamed for at least one death in Pennsylvania as it continued to dump snow on the Northeast, with New York City already reporting a foot reported in Central Park, as forecasters predict the Big Apple may see two feet by the time it blows over. Officials have been urging millions … Read more