Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mother polar bear has made the decision to adopt - a move that scientists say is extremely rare - and the new family was caught ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mother polar bear and two cubs are photographed in November, near Bird Cove in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area. When ...

"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 ...

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 had tagged the five-year-old mother, also known ...

Canadian scientists say a female polar bear has adopted a cub, a rare display of behaviour that highlights surprising social interactions among Arctic predators. The event was documented in western ...

A polar bear cub born at Asahiyama Zoo, center, and its mother Pirika are seen in this photo provided by the zoo. ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido -- A polar bear cub has been born at Asahiyama Zoo in this city in ...