5 days ago · At birth, polar bears are blind, nearly hairless and weigh just over a pound—about the same as a loaf of bread. But they spend their first few months snuggled inside a snowy den, fattening up on ...

6 days ago · Scientists capture rare footage of baby polar bears emerging from dens Combining remote cameras with GPS tracking gives scientists powerful tool to look at early lives of these elusive animals. ... “The study provides some novel insights into polar bear ecology,” says Andrew Derocher, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Alberta who ...

6 days ago · Polar bear cubs are born blind and weigh about a pound. The period after birth until they first climb out of the den is considered critical, as less than 50% of cubs make it to adulthood, according to the collaborative study between Polar Bears International, the Norwegian Polar Institute and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

6 days ago · Polar bear mothers in the Arctic generally give birth in early January around the start of the new year. The cubs are born completely blind, do not have their signature snow-colored fur, and ...

5 days ago · Polar bear cubs are born in December or early January. Scientists have captured a rare new footage of polar bear cubs emerging from their dens for the first time. The footage shows a mother polar ...

4 days ago · The remote locations of polar bear dens makes footage of the bears emerging from hibernation rare – but a research project spanning nearly ten years is offering an in-depth look at how and when ...

6 days ago · Newborn polar bears are hairless and weigh just 1 pound (0.5 kilograms). However, they grow quickly thanks to their mother's fatty milk and reach 22 pounds (10 kg) by the time they emerge as cubs.

6 days ago · Newborn polar bear cubs are currently snuggled in dens with their mothers across the Arctic. Polar bears typically give birth around New Year, at which point the cubs are blind, hairless, and just ...

6 days ago · Newborn polar bear cubs are currently snuggled in dens with their mothers across the Arctic. Polar bears typically give birth around New Year, at which point the cubs are blind, hairless, and just ...

6 days ago · Remote cameras in Norway have given us the first detailed look at polar bear cubs emerging from their dens, in videos more than 10 years in the making. The first months of a polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) cub's life are spent in a den of ice, where the warm bodies of their mother and siblings protect their initially hairless body from the ...