The largest polar bear ever recorded was taken in Alaska in 1960. This giant was nearly 12 feet tall and weighed an incredible 2,209 pounds. The average adult male in the U.S. is about 5 feet 9 ...

The largest polar bear on record weighed 2,209 pounds and stood 11 feet tall. Kodiak Bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi) come in as the second-largest bear species.

Polar bear that killed mom, son chased school staffers and "tried to get in" Principal Dawn Hendrickson slammed the door in the face of the charging bear, possibly saving lives, an official said ...

The great white polar bear is the youngest and largest of the world's bear species — a mighty hunter and fierce defender of its young that's among the world's most vulnerable animals. Two-thirds of ...