The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often look like glasses when set against the bear’s dark fur. While it’s ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo is asking for your help. Two Andean bear cubs need names before their official unveiling to the public March 28. "By inviting everyone to select the cubs' names, we ...

On Feb. 7, Ben was discovered outside of his habitat about 8 a.m. By 9:40 a.m., the bear was secured and safely returned to an indoor holding area, the zoo said.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ...

After escaping twice from the St. Louis Zoo, a Houdini-like Andean bear named Ben will be moving to a Texas zoo, where staff hope a moat will keep him safely enclosed.

Brienne, an Andean bear at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, gave birth to two cubs Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C.

Ben, a 4-year-old Andean bear, has been at the St. Louis Zoo since the summer of 2021 after being sent over from the Queens Zoo in New York City, the zoo said.

A pair of rare Andean bear cubs were born on Nov. 15 at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C.

The Andean bear’s language of love. This discovery was part of a study published in the Mexican Journal of Biodiversity in January. Between 2020 and 2021, a team of researchers hid camera traps ...

A pair of Andean bear cubs were born earlier this year in the U.K., becoming the first of their kind to be born in the country. Known as Pacha (a female) and Mateo (a male), the small mammals from ...

The 4-year-old bear, Ben, fled the outdoor enclosure at 1 p.m., the zoo said in a news release. Guests and staff members were moved indoors, and Ben was secured roughly 50 minutes later, the zoo said.