Understanding cubs’ activity when leaving their lairs could aid in supporting the polar bear’s survival.

In the frigid Arctic, polar bear mothers and their cubs emerge each spring from snow dens that have sheltered them through ...

Female polar bears give birth in December or early January when the cubs are blind, hairless and weigh just 0.5 kg.

The time lapse footage is the result of almost a decade of work monitoring the vulnerable predators' maternal behavior.

Researchers have revealed astonishing new insights into the lives of polar bear cubs by studying them as they emerge from their dens. The scientists' study includes the first detailed footage of polar ...

Credit: Simon Gee/Kt Miller/Steven C Amstrup/Polar Bears International/Cover Images Researchers have revealed astonishing new insights into the lives of polar bear cubs by studying them as they emerge ...

Researchers have been collecting camera footage near the dens of female polar bears and their cubs on the Norwegian ...

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