Bear X33991 leading her two cubs along the ice. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill (Wildlife Photographer, Guide, and Polar Bears International Photo Ambassador) Get the Popular Science daily ...

Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare ...

Regular folks who care about wildlife generally know that climate change is bad for polar bears, but they have only vague ...

This is an extremely rare occurrence, researchers said — only 13 instances of the act have occurred in a group of 4,600 polar bears recorded over the last 45 years Researcher Evan Richardson said, "It ...

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 ...

In the remote, icy expanse of the Arctic, the survival of a species begins with a remarkable act of resilience and devotion. The journey of a polar bear mother, from conception to raising cubs in one ...

Six orphaned Californian bear cubs are on the road to rehabilitation thanks to local rescue efforts, according to ABC10. Gold Country Wildlife Rescue has taken a record number of cubs into its care at ...

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...