Will Bears Adopt Other Cubs?
Will Bears Adopt Other Cubs? Bears (Ursus spp.) readily adopt cubs in dens and, under some conditions, after spring emergence from dens (Hornocker 1962, Erickson and Miller 1963, Bledsoe 1975, Jonkel et al. … Thus, adoption is a possible method for aiding survival in the wild of orphans of threatened and endangered species (Jonkel et