When people talk about mother nature, it’s hard not to think of the image of a mama bear. Protective and fiercely loving, seeing a Bear Cub interact with their mom is as stirring as it is adorable.

Watch as this mother polar bear teaches her cubs the skills needed to survive in the wild. The cubs can be seen swimming along with the mother, as well as having the occasional wrestle in the water.

The rare event marks the 13th known instance of adoption within this well-studied group of polar bears living in the western ...

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.

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, ...

Bear X33991 leading her two cubs along the ice. Dave Sandford / Discover Churchill (Wildlife Photographer, Guide, and Polar Bears International Photo Ambassador) Get the Popular Science daily ...

A polar bear mother was seen with one cub in the spring — but by fall she had adopted a second, according to Canadian researchers.

A team of Canadian researchers have documented a rare care of a female polar bear adopting an unrelated cub who was apparently orphaned.

"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 ...

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 ...