(WWTI) – Everyone needs a hug, even teddy bears, today is National Hug a Bear Day. The 1560s verb ‘to hug’ was derived from the Old Norse term ‘hugga,’ which meant ‘to soothe’ and ...

That all changed after Teddy Roosevelt, an avid big game hunter, refused to shoot a bear tied to a tree. The story inspired ...

One thing we’re certainly thankful for is the surplus of strange holidays in November. Love Your Lawyer Day & National Cook ...

For instance, November is home to National Cinnamon Day, Hug a Bear Day (how sweet!) and even World Pianist Day. And coffee lovers, rejoice—National Cappuccino Day is another November highlight!

This story appears in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine ... dominated by second-growth trees, a young bear settles into a mossy day bed at the foot of a giant, old-growth ...

This is how Lush customers in the UK can claim a free Violet Bear or Candy Bear bath bomb at UK stores today (November 13).

Grand Teton National Park’s famous grizzly bear, known by wildlife photographers ... have it hung in my sunroom & smile every day I pass it. Will miss her!!!," said one commenter.

The care home also celebrated National Hug a Bear Day with a game of 'Guess the Teddy's Name'. The winning name was 'Storm'. Karen Johnson, home manager, said: "It was a truly wonderful evening. "The ...

Editor's Note: National Geographic ... issues. The day after his call our team flew to an Inuit village on Resolute Bay. There was no certainty that we would find the bear again or that it would ...

The main visitor center at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Memorial Day to Columbus Day, and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Columbus Day to Memorial Day.

Drury University is one of many universities in Springfield that honored the sacrifice made by our nation’s service men and women on Veterans Day.

(AP) — When Dustin Kjersem was found dead inside his tent at a remote Montana campsite with extensive injuries to his skull and body, it was initially reported as a possible bear mauling.