Rare footage shows bear cubs emerging from den for 1st time

Watch polar bear cubs emerge from their winter den for 1st time on Svalbard
For nearly a decade, researchers have gathered camera footage from outside the dens of female polar bears and their cubs on Svalbard, shedding light on the behaviors linked to denning.
Watch: Rare footage shows bear cubs emerging from den for first time
In the frigid Arctic, polar bear mothers and their cubs emerge each spring from snow dens that have sheltered them through the bitter winter months.
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The time lapse footage is the result of almost a decade of work monitoring the vulnerable predators' maternal behavior.
Rare Footage Of Baby Polar Bears Emerging From Den Captured By Scientists
Female polar bears give birth in December or early January when the cubs are blind, hairless and weigh just 0.5 kg.
See the first moments when 3 polar bear cubs emerge from their den
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 generally weigh about one pound.
This footage of baby polar bears emerging from their dens isn't just rare – it's playing a crucial role in research too
Polar bears are born in the winter and spend their first several weeks of life in the den with their mother. Researchers note that less than half of the cubs will survive until adulthood, with the bears’ emergence from the den and acclimation to the outside world playing a critical role.
Polar bear cubs filmed emerging from their dens for first time
The extremely rare footage was captured by remote cameras deployed in the Arctic mountains for nearly a decade.
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