It has been a challenging time for the San Diego Zoo, where three beloved animals — Kalluk, a polar bear; Nicky, a giraffe; ...

Flores-Deter, Elenbaas and Johnson were among a record crowd of 540 people who ran, walked or jumped into the lake in Waukegan’s 25th-annual Polar Bear Plunge Monday at the city’s beach in ...

Ari Darmon of Arlington, Va., celebrates as he exits the water following a plunge during the 2023 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park on Saturday, February 4, 2023.

Jan. 1 dawned a balmy 48 degrees. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge attracted thousands of New Yorkers ready to start the year with a shock to their systems.

This year's Polar Bear Plunge will be at noon on Jan. 1 at Milwaukee's Bradford Beach, 2400 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive. It's free to take the plunge or just watch others take it.

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets.

Ari Darmon of Arlington, Va., celebrates as he exits the water following a plunge during the 2023 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park on Saturday, February 4, 2023.