Polar bears are the only mammal known to actively hunt humans. Still, every year Canada’s most feared, and revered, residents attract thousands of tourists from around the world. Not only do these ...

A polar bear chased several residents around a tiny, isolated Alaska Native whaling village, killing a mother and her 1-year-old son in an extremely rare attack before another community member shot ...

FILE - In this June 15, 2014, file photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, a polar bear dries off after taking a swim in the Chukchi Sea in Alaska. A polar bear has attacked and killed two ...

The afternoon attack occurred when the animal entered the tiny town of Wales, the westernmost point of the U.S. mainland, and began chasing residents Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for ...

The polar bear was shot and killed by a local resident during the fatal attack in Wales, a small village in western Alaska, officials said. By Amanda Holpuch A polar bear killed a woman and her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WALES, Alaska (AP) — A polar bear has ...