The rare event marks the 13th known instance of adoption within this well-studied group of polar bears living in the western ...

The cubs are about 10- to 11-months-old and are known as Cubs of the Year (COYS). According to Polar Bears International, ...

A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appeared to have "adopted" a cub not biologically her own. This is an extremely rare ...

The footage of a bear caring for an adopted cub was captured during the annual polar bear migration along the Western Hudson ...

A team of Canadian researchers have documented a rare care of a female polar bear adopting an unrelated cub who was ...

All three polar bears were captured on camera last month. In the video, they are seen exploring the snow-covered terrain. At ...

A photographer in Manitoba captured a rare sight on camera while tracking polar bears in November: a mother bear walking with ...

A polar bear mom emerged from her den with one cub, but was later seen in Churchill, Manitoba, with two. Researchers say she ...

It's only the 13th known case of adoption out of the 4,600 bears studied for nearly five decades in northern Canada.

Researchers have tracked how the mother, who also has a biological cub, has taken in a second young bear in a rarely ...

A mother polar bear has made the decision to adopt - a move that scientists say is extremely rare - and the new family was ...

In a rare occurrence, researchers say a polar bear mom adopted a cub that wasn’t her own. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press ...