Adorable Pictures Show The Bond Between Newborn And Mother Polar Bear (13 Photos)

Baby polar bears are completely helpless and they are blind at birth. They are highly vulnerable to potential predators at this stage. Arctic foxes usually hunt baby polar bears inside the den. Polar bear cubs stay with their mothers for as long as 26 – 29 months. The typical weaning period lasts about two years. The mother bear is likely to go through strategic weaning in which there is a limited suckling. She will then be able to breed again. This makes the reproductive interval of 3 years in polar bears. The cubs are thought to imitate mother's hunting methods even though they are too young to hunt.