Bear

Japan dispatches troops to help combat deadly bear attacks

With over 100 bear attacks and 12 deaths since April, Japan is on crisis crisis. Troops are setting traps to protect residents as bears are increasingly forced into urban areas by climate change.

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A brown bear gnaws at the cage it is trapped in in Sunagawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan October 16, 2024.
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6-Million-Year-Old Mega-Bear Discovered: Alexey Lopatkin Presents 'Urokan Borysiaka'

Size estimates put the bear in the range of the largest modern brown bears, exceeding 700 kg.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A polar bear reacts at the abandoned Soviet-era research station on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea, in Russia's far northeast, September 14, 2025, in this still image taken from a drone video.

Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russian Arctic

Scientists left the research station, which is in an abandoned village, soon after the Soviet Union's collapse over three decades ago.

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A brown bear

Japan under threat: 500-kilogram monsters chasing humans

A newspaper delivery man was dragged 100 meters before being torn to pieces, a hunter disappeared with bloodstains as the only evidence of his death – and this is just the beginning.

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Russian man survives bear attack as sightings near Moscow increase

The man, who apparently survived the attack by managing to play dead, was out collecting antlers shed by elk and deer last week when the bear attacked him.

APRIL 6, 2025ByREUTERS
An American Black Bear swims in the water

Polar bear furs are natural ice-repellents, study finds

Unique lipids in polar bear sebum prevent ice accumulation, paving the way for eco-friendly anti-icing materials.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Polar bear furs are natural ice-repellents, study finds.

Bear opens car door and casually takes driver seat. Viral video stuns internet

The bear opens the car door with one large swing, enters the car, and shuts the door, appearing completely at ease.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A bear walks into a car.