The 30th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge looked different than past years due to the extreme cold and a layer of ice on the ground. According to the National Weather Service, at

One of the most attractive critters at the zoo splashes through frigid waters: polar bears, the beauties of the Arctic Circle. Most humans will never see a polar bear in the wild. So, we have to rely on places like zoos to witness these incredible mammals.

Kali is 13 and was rescued as a cub after being found orphaned by residents of the Native Village of Point Lay, Alaska, in 2013. He was released to the care of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2015, he moved to the Saint Louis Zoo and relocated to Toledo in 2025.

The filmmaker, who makes a cameo as the bear’s therapist, tells PEOPLE why he “jumped at the chance” to direct the playful spot

Kali, now 13, was rescued as a cub in 2013 after residents of the Native Village of Point Lay, Alaska, discovered he’d been orphaned.

HT at Sundance | Nuisance Bear presents an astutely observed and devastating look at one polar bear's fight for survival in an increasingly monitored landscape.

Wind chills will be in the single digits on Saturday morning as Marylanders plunge into the Bay to support Special Olympics Maryland. The winds will turn gusty as a snowstorm narrowly miss to the south.