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 ...

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 caught on video.

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have tracked how the mother, who also has a biological cub, has taken in a second young bear in a rarely documented case.

MONTREAL – 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 ...

While researching a group of wild polar bears near the Churchill area of Manitoba, Canada, scientists witnessed a mother polar bear seemingly "adopting" a cub that isn't biologically hers, according ...