THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU RAISE AND DONATE FOR THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ACCOUNT FOR OVER 40% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND, HELPING ATHLETES PLAY WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY.

LET’S GET THE PHONES RINGING OKAY. AND YOU KNOW WE TALK ABOUT THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE AND HOW COLD THE WATER IS. BUT THIS IS SUCH A GREAT CAUSE. AND IT ALSO INSPIRES OTHER ATHLETES. IT DOES.

I remember saying: 'Hey, bear' – as if this were just another magical moment in the Arctic wild. A polar bear was standing on its hind legs just a few paces from me. Its nose looked like a fist ...

The bear was spotted hanging around the town of Niwot much later into the winter than is normal for the species, evading “its natural inclination to go into torpor during winter” as soon as it ...

SoCal gas crews were apparently scared too. They couldn't access the meter to turn the gas back on after the fire once they found the bear hanging out right here in the crawl space. So the ...

I decided not to do it. Then, at two in the morning, a crew member woke us up. He had spotted a polar bear approaching in the distance under the midnight sun. We ran to the bow of the boat to see ...