American Black Bear (IMAGE) University of Alaska Fairbanks Caption A young male American black bear after emergence from hibernation. The bear is part of the hibernation research conducted by Øivind Tøien, research scientist with the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and first author of an upcoming paper in Science on bear hibernation, and Brian M. Barnes, senior author on the same paper and director of the Institute of Arctic Biology. Credit Photograph by Øivind Tøien/Institute of Arctic Biology/University of Alaska Fairbanks Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.