The Washington zoo humanely euthanized Blizzard the polar bear after the animal experienced a "rapid decline in his health" related to his September 2021 liver cancer diagnosis.

Blizzard, a 25-year-old polar bear living at Washington's Point Defiance Zoo, loves a good snow day Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

TACOMA, Wash. (NBC) – They say you start living your best life in your twenties and Blizzard the polar bear is proof. The 25-year-old recently had the best snow day ever. Blizzard lives at the ...

He’s a great bear!” Blizzard, who is in excellent shape for his age, according to head veterinarian Karen Wolf, can be seen during the zoo’s open hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Blizzard, the 26-year-old polar bear who had been at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma since he was orphaned as a cub, was euthanized Sunday because of a rapidly growing cancerous tumor.

Blizzard, who is 25 and old for a polar bear, had his annual medical exam at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Five women did the exam, but it took a dozen people to roll over this 900-pound ...