A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appeared to have "adopted" a cub not biologically her own. This is an extremely rare occurrence, researchers said — only 13 instances in a group of 4,600 polar ...

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

It's a beautiful story out of the arctic to end your year on a good note. A polar bear mom took on a second (presumably ...

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 be an adoption. It was filmed during the annual polar bear migration along ...

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

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

Polar bear encounters with people are rare, but they can happen to people who live in, work in, or visit the Arctic. Here's how to stay safe.

An Ontario wildlife refuge held a "sweet 16" birthday party for one of its polar bears, complete with a car and an oversized ...

A stunningly tender moment between a polar bear mama and her cub was recently captured on film in Manitoba, and it’s making me realize that in many ways, I’m not all that different from a polar bear ...

If you had to guess which bear is more dangerous — the polar bear or the grizzly — what would your answer be? As climate ...

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 ...