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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

A polar bear mother was seen with one cub in the spring — but by fall she had adopted a second, according to Canadian researchers.

A wild female polar bear was recently filmed with a cub that’s not her own: a notably rare behavior that’s been determined to ...

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

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