The fur coats are stored in bins with hay scented by black bears. The team went through a few masks before finding one that fit properly. “Mama” is a giant stuffed teddy bear propped up in the ...

So his assistants took matters into their own hands, cornering a 235-pound black bear ... nickname “Teddy,” he had a soft spot for his namesake toy, bringing it to official White House ...

Louisiana's fabled black bear became part of American culture in 1902 after President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot one that had been trapped and tied to a tree by members of his hunting party.

The orphaned cub was about two months old when he was found April 12 in Southern California's Los Padres National Forest — ...