The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear.

On Nov. 20, 2021, two bear cubs emerged from the woods in front of Rives. Then their mother appeared, charging at him and dragging him for several yards. He shot and killed the animal. Rives ...

The bear would not play along, so producers improvised and tried to incentivize the animal, trying to make it think White was an even tastier treat. "What they ended up doing was stuffing my ...