To outsiders, the sight of a troupe of dancing bears, decked out in blood-red tassels, stomping through the snowy streets of a small Romanian town might be a strange, almost sinister sight. But for ...

Does a bear dance in the woods? Your answer might be "yes" after watching security footage from a home in New Hampshire. According to WCVB in Boston, a bear in Merrimack, New Hampshire was caught on ...

COMANESTI, Romania (AP) — Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania donned bear skins and danced to fend off evil spirits. That custom is today known as the Dancing Bears Festival, ...

A Canadian wildlife enthusiast got a big surprise when he saw the footage on a trail camera he had set up One wildlife enthusiast caught quite a show in the forest. Tom McClelland recently set up a ...

The Native people of Whiterocks, which used to be home to a boarding school, “need it to heal,” said Bear Dance Chief Paul Manning LaRose.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A sloth bear that had been smuggled and forced to dance on the streets ...

Amalia, 16 years-old, a member of the Sipoteni bear pack, poses for a portrait in Comanesti, northern Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Amalia first wore the bear fur costume when she was 4 years-old ...

Though the festival used to only take place in rural villages, in recent years, dancers have begun taking the tradition on the road. BOGDAN CRISTEL/Reuters/Corbis Romanian villagers dress up in real ...

On May 24, 2025, in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, a video captures a bear appearing to dance. In the footage, the bear is first seen lying down, then walking on all fours toward a tree. Once beside it, ...