Being a giant predator during the Pleistocene — from around 2.6 million years to about 11,000 years ago — was no easy feat. From short-faced bears to Ice Age coyotes, American cheetahs, dire wolves, ...

The giant short-faced bear was the biggest bear to ever exist. This giant lived during the Pleistocene, the geological time period including the last Ice Age, from around 2.5 million to 11,000 ...

SOUTH BEND ― The Potawatomi Zoo's Andean bear can now be seen in the habitat that was built for him next to the new concession lodge.. Muniri, a 9-year-old who arrived at the zoo in August, has ...

SOUTH BEND ― Muniri, a male Andean bear, made his first public appearance Wednesday at Potawatomi Zoo. ... They’re the last species in the short-faced bear genus.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - It’s an exciting week at the Potawatomi Zoo, as the Andean bear exhibit is officially open! Muniri, the 9-year-old bear, is officially getting used to his new digs.

Twin bear cubs ventured out from their den at a California zoo for the very first time since they were born three months ago. The San Diego Zoo shared photos of the exciting moment on Facebook.

Last year, there were 450 black bear sightings in the region, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. ... American lions, dire wolves and short-faced bears, ...

The arrival of Alba’s cubs marked the first time that twin Andean bear cubs have been born at San Diego Zoo since 1993—when Alba’s grandmother, Houdini, gave birth to twins Sombra and Quixote.

Endemic to South America, the Andean bear is the last remaining short-faced bear in the world. It is usually found in humid forests and páramos high in the Andes, which run along the entire west coast ...