has been recorded swimming at least 74km in one day - and maybe more. This is believed to be the first conclusive proof that polar bears cover such a great distance in the water. Skadi, one of the ...

When the bear slipped into the water, he just waited. 'There was just a flat, world of water and ice and this polar bear swimming lazily around me. I could hear her slow, regular breathing as she ...

to take a polar bear plunge. You might think you've been in freezing water before, especially if you've ever taken a swim in the cold crystalline spring waters found in the Florida panhandle.

Authorities in Vicksburg are warning people of the impact rising water of the Mississippi River can have on wildlife.Thursday ...

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip ... world record four years ago in men’s swimming under ice when he swam a record ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. New twin polar bears Kallik and Kalu were seen for the first time by the public on March 25, 2025 at the St. Louis Zoo ...

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The record-breaking event took place on March 1 at Most Lake, with the water temperature recorded below 50°F. The attempt was ...

In the Arctic, polar bears are equally at home swimming in the frigid waters or galloping across fields of ice and snow. When they emerge from the water, their fur temperature drops to nearly that of ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest ... sense of smell they can detect a seal in the water beneath a metre of compacted snow, and from almost a kilometre away. Adults are strong swimmers – they can ...

We must also take into account that polar bears have been documented swimming up to 320kms (about 200 miles). A polar bear in the water, even one far from land or ice, is not always a polar bear that ...