Polar Bear Moms and Cubs | National Geographic

for the first time in five months this

for the first time in five months this mother polar bear sticks her nose into

mother polar bear sticks her nose into

mother polar bear sticks her nose into the open air here in the small barred

the open air here in the small barred

the open air here in the small barred Islands of Norway she’s sniffing the air

Islands of Norway she’s sniffing the air

Islands of Norway she’s sniffing the air because well I mean if you’ve been

because well I mean if you’ve been

because well I mean if you’ve been living in the dark for five months your

living in the dark for five months your

living in the dark for five months your eyes would sure as heck take time to

eyes would sure as heck take time to

eyes would sure as heck take time to adjust to the light

adjust to the light

adjust to the light [Music]

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[Music] she’s also checking for predators

she’s also checking for predators

she’s also checking for predators because now she’s got not one but two

because now she’s got not one but two

because now she’s got not one but two cubs to protect hello world

notice how closely mom looks after her

notice how closely mom looks after her babies talk about vigilant over half the

babies talk about vigilant over half the

babies talk about vigilant over half the cubs born here die in the first year

cubs born here die in the first year

cubs born here die in the first year often killed by adult male polar bears

often killed by adult male polar bears

often killed by adult male polar bears now the Cubs are growing fat on mom’s

now the Cubs are growing fat on mom’s

now the Cubs are growing fat on mom’s milk but mom herself hasn’t eaten in

milk but mom herself hasn’t eaten in

milk but mom herself hasn’t eaten in five months and is getting thinner by

five months and is getting thinner by

five months and is getting thinner by the day is it time to go in the hunt

the day is it time to go in the hunt

the day is it time to go in the hunt well maybe one last nap in the lair

well maybe one last nap in the lair

well maybe one last nap in the lair [Music]

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[Music] ten days after they first poke their

ten days after they first poke their

ten days after they first poke their noses into the Frigidaire mom leads the

noses into the Frigidaire mom leads the

noses into the Frigidaire mom leads the way Bell never returned to that den

way Bell never returned to that den

way Bell never returned to that den they’ve got lots of important stuff to

they’ve got lots of important stuff to

they’ve got lots of important stuff to learn in the world

learn in the world

learn in the world well like for example what we like to

well like for example what we like to

well like for example what we like to call lair crashing lair crashing is

call lair crashing lair crashing is

call lair crashing lair crashing is where mom teaches the kids how to jump

where mom teaches the kids how to jump

where mom teaches the kids how to jump up and down on the ice so they can break

up and down on the ice so they can break

up and down on the ice so they can break through to eat the seal hubs below

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[Music] but isn’t this just like kids they

but isn’t this just like kids they

but isn’t this just like kids they forget the lesson and start horsing

forget the lesson and start horsing

forget the lesson and start horsing around with a reindeer leg

in fact pretty soon they’ve got a

in fact pretty soon they’ve got a reindeer carcass they haven’t yet

reindeer carcass they haven’t yet

reindeer carcass they haven’t yet learned not to play with their food we

learned not to play with their food we

learned not to play with their food we could pretend we’re showing you the

could pretend we’re showing you the

could pretend we’re showing you the stuff to educate you on how polar bear

stuff to educate you on how polar bear

stuff to educate you on how polar bear mom subtly initiate their young into the

mom subtly initiate their young into the

mom subtly initiate their young into the rights of predation through tomfoolery

rights of predation through tomfoolery

rights of predation through tomfoolery okay that’s part of it that’s him well

okay that’s part of it that’s him well

okay that’s part of it that’s him well mostly we’re showing it to you because

mostly we’re showing it to you because

mostly we’re showing it to you because it’s so gosh darn cute

but all good fun must eventually come to

but all good fun must eventually come to an end

an end

an end mom rolls in the snow which is how polar

mom rolls in the snow which is how polar

mom rolls in the snow which is how polar bears dry off of course getting the Cubs

bears dry off of course getting the Cubs

bears dry off of course getting the Cubs to stop courting hello good luck on that

to stop courting hello good luck on that

to stop courting hello good luck on that [Music]