Category: cub

Famous Bear ‘Queen of the Tetons’ Breaks Record, Emerges From Hibernation at Age 27 With a New Cub

Photos of the world’s most famous grizzly bear emerging from hibernation with a new cub show the bear, Grizzly 399, breaking a record as the oldest known wild grizzly bear to give birth, at the age of 27. Also known as “Queen of the Tetons,” the legendary Grizzly 399 was born in 1996 and is…


VIDEO: Cute, Lazy Bear Cub Lounges in the Trees, Waiting for Mom While She Fishes

When a guide happened across a brown bear cub fooling around in the trees at a national park in Alaska, he was lucky enough to have his camera in hand. His video of the bear cub’s antics is almost too cute to handle. Jon Kuiper, 34, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, spent the summer this year…


VIDEO Shows Bear Cub Rescued From Animal Traffickers Enjoying First Bubble Bath—And It’s Adorable

A bear cub rescued from wildlife traffickers in Vietnam has enjoyed her first bubble bath in the safety of her new enclosure at a bear sanctuary—and the footage is heartwarming. The bear cub, named Wonder, for the W-shaped crescent of fur on her chest, was confiscated from a trafficker who was trying to sell her…


Rare, Rescued Albino Jaguarundi Cub Starts Her New Life at Colombian Conservation Park

A rare albino jaguarundi cub, a type of puma native to the Americas, was rescued in Colombia by emergency services. After receiving treatment from veterinarians, she was taken to a conservation park to live out her days safe from the threat of predators. The cub, a rare white-haired, red-eyed female, was found in the Aburra…


Rescue Team Reunites Leopard Cub With Mom After Finding the Infant Alone on a Tea Estate

A lost leopard cub has been reunited with her mother within 12 hours of being found alone on an Indian tea estate, thanks to the joint efforts of a wildlife rescue team and the local community. Dr. Khanin Changmai, veterinarian for Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), received a call from the Assam Forest Department on May…


‘Gorgeous’ Rare Female Black Jaguar Cub Is Born at England’s Big Cat Sanctuary

A rare female black jaguar cub, with a coloration seen in only 10 percent of wild jaguars, was born at The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent, England. Keepers were “over the moon” at the new arrival of the feline on April 6, Briony Smith, curator at the sanctuary, said in a statement. “I cannot believe how…


Photographer Captures Annoyed-Looking Leopard Mom With Cub Pouncing and Playing

A few dramatic photos taken from Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya capture the adorable moment a playful leopard cub pesters its mom after waking from a nap. Wildlife photographer Leighton Lum, 32, snapped the cute scenes when he noticed the cub starting to annoy its mom after a sudden downpour woke the little leopard…