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 in Canada’s Churchill, Manitoba, had been observed and captured on camera with an adopted cub that is not her own. Adoption among polar bears isn’t unheard of, but it is ...

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 ...

Polar bear mom adopts cub during migration A polar bear mom emerged from her den with one cub, but was later seen in Churchill, Manitoba, with two. Researchers say she likely adopted an abandoned cub, ...