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Only the mother bear is involved in raising the cubs. When she is pregnant, she digs a den in a snowdrift or in the permafrost and enters a state similar to hibernation until the cubs are born and developed enough to travel with her while she hunts. Before she even wakes, the cubs begin to nurse.
Once they are ready to travel, she brings them with her everywhere. The cubs learn from their mother how to hunt by watching and imitating.
A mother polar bear is very protective of her cubs, especially when it comes to adult male polar bears. The male bears will kill cubs in order to make the female ready to breed sooner.
Polar bear cubs are generally weened when the mother abandons them at about 2 1/2 years of age.
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Does a polar bear show parental care?
the one in the Pittsburgh zoo yes, polar bears are very protective of their young.
Do polar bears care for their cubs?
yes
Can newborn polar bears care for themselves?
no
Do polar bears have dads?
Father polar bears do not typically eat their young babies. This only happens under extreme cases where food cannot be found.
How long do mama polar bears take care of their young?
for at least three months then they are released Young polar bears are dependent on their mothers for nearly two years.
How can you get people to care about Polar Bears?
Through public information and education campaigns
How do polar bears care for infants?
Have you seen the movie 300, yeah like that
Should you try to help save polar bears?
what did the polar bears ever do for us? this is what they do. if we get near them, they chase us then rip us to shreds. i don't care if the ice is melting, because the polar bears can swim AND walk. That's why there classified as amphibians!
To what are polar bears related?
polar bears are related to bears.
Who saves polar bears?
Polar bears do.
Why do adult polar bears eat cubs?
they don't eat the cubs thay care for them
Do polar bears need to be separated after birth?
No. Mother bear takes care of her cubs, not you.
