For next steps, do a Google search of gigantopithecus blacki (a 10-foot tall ape) and the giant short-faced bears of the Arctodus family, which also grew up to about 10 feet tall.

Imagine encountering a bear-sized sloth that can stand on its ... Standing 10 feet tall and weighing over 1,000 pounds, Gigantopithecus was the largest ape ever known. While officially extinct ...

A young bear is off on a new adventure, after conservation officials tranquillized and trapped it in the city’s west end on Thursday. Conservation officials from the National Capital Commission ...

Florida is considering its first black bear hunt in nearly a decade due to a significant increase in the bear population. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Ethan Bear from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick ...

A Connecticut father was arrested for fatally shooting a black bear outside his home — even though he claimed it was self-defense after the terrifying animal came “within feet” of his kids.

HAMILTON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- Bears are starting to come out of hibernation, and one was spotted running through a Mercer County, New Jersey neighborhood. Nicholas Hoffman of Hamilton Township ...

Until recently, the Andean bear—the only species of bear in South America, easily recognized by the light-colored markings that frame its face like glasses—was thought to be almost mute ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials report that black bears are emerging from their dens and are looking for food. The agency has already received more than 80 reports of bear activity in 17 ...