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

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

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

Follow the leader. It’s a momma bear’s duty to raise her young until they are able to fend for themselves out in nature. That process usually takes around two years, and obviously looks different from ...

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

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

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

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

No one can multitask better than a mother. It’s a momma bear’s duty to raise her young until they are able to fend for themselves out in nature. That process usually takes around one to two years, and ...

When scientists in Canada came across a female polar bear with two cubs in the fall, they made an unusual discovery: One of the young was not her own offspring but instead a rare documented example of ...

A rumor that circulated online in December 2025 claimed that a pair of trail camera photos authentically showed a mother bear ...

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