The 5-week-old cub began to open her eyes Friday. — -- A sleeping polar bear cub at an Ohio zoo was caught apparently dreaming and the zoo got the adorable slumber on video. In the video, the cub ...

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

BERLIN -- Germany's oldest zoo, which is home to the world's largest variety of species, welcomed an adorable polar bear cub. Polar bear mother Tonja gave birth to her cub on Dec. 1. The cub has ...

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 ...

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

POWELL, Ohio -- An 8-week-old polar bear cub at an Ohio zoo is doing well after being taken care of by staff when her mother stopped caring for her. The staff at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium removed ...

Scientists have captured rare footage of female polar bears and their newborn cubs emerging from maternal dens in the Arctic. Using remote cameras and satellite collars, researchers were able to track ...

POWELL, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio zoo is celebrating the birth of a polar bear cub. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium says the cub was born early Thursday morning to 13-year-old Aurora. The zoo says polar bear ...

A photographer in Manitoba captured a rare sight on camera while tracking polar bears in November: a mother bear walking with a cub that was not biologically hers. Dave Sandford spotted this unique ...

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 ...

"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 ...