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North American Wildlife: North American Bears: Polar Bear Moms and Cubs, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

These polar bear pictures are from Wapusk National Park. Wapusk is a polar bear habitat providing the largest denning area for polar bears in the world. 

In November, pregnant polar bears dig a den up to ten feet below the snow's surface. There she will give birth to one to three polar bear cubs and will stay until her cubs are ready to travel to Hudson Bay in February or March. When the family leaves the den, they walk until the cubs are tired, then nurse and have a nap. When the cubs wake up, they tend to play a little bit, then continue on their journey. They continue this pattern until they reach Hudson Bay several days later. Here the mother can finally get a much deserved seal dinner after not eating for several months. 

In February and March wildlife photographers gather at Wapusk National Park to take pictures of polar bears and cubs. I hope you enjoy these pictures of polar bear cubs. While we are taking pictures of these arctic polar bears, the temperature is -40 to-50 below zero, so these images of polar bears don't come easily. 

  • Picture of a polar bear family
  • Polar bear mom and twins
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  • Polar bear cub on den
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  • Polar bear mom and cub walking
  • Picture of a polar bear taking a snow bath with her twins by her side.
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  • Picture of polar bear twins snuggling up to their mother.
  • Picture of polar bear cub on mother
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  • Polar bear twins playing
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  • The polar bear cubs briefly stop playing to give mom a little bit of loving.
  • This polar bear famliy has a little nap before continuing on to Hudson Bay.
  • I thought the baby was waking up, but nope. He just wanted to find a more comfortable place to cuddle up on his mommy.
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  • A polar bear cub looks up at mommy with pure adoration.
  • Climbing on Mommy
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  • This sleepy mom and baby napped for hours. Although we would have liked to see a little more activity out of them, I do enjoy the images of them lazing around.
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  • Picture of a polar bear mom and cub resting.
  • photo of a mom and cub sleeping while covered in snow.
  • Polar bears on the move on their way to Hudson Bay.
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  • A cozy polar bear family in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Picture of a polar bear cub relaxing on Mom
  • WIldlife babies of most wildlife species can be quite playfull and these two polar bear cubs are no exception.
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  • Polar Bear Mom and Cub II
  • Picture of a polar bear cub kissing his mother.
  • Waking Up
  • The cubs were curious about what the photographers were up to. Mom couldn't be bothered as she gets in a nap.
  • Polar Bears Walking
  • This female polar bear finished her nap in a day den and was coming out to continue on the next leg of her journey to Hudson Bay.
  • This female polar bear finished her nap in a day den and was coming out to continue on the next leg of her journey to Hudson Bay.
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  • This polar bear family rests in a day den before continuing on the next leg of their jouney on to Hudson Bay.
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  • This tired little polar bear cub briefly opens her eyes and  gives us a little look, before going back to sleep.
  • Picture of a polar bear mother and cub in Wapusk National Park.
  • A day den is a somewhat sheltered area that the mother polar bear finds so her and her cubs can rest for a couple hours, several hours or an entire day. If the cubs are tired or a storm comes in, this den provides enough shelter for the bears to stay comfortable. This mother had triplets in this day den.
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  • Mother Polar Bear
  • Picture of a polar bear cub sleeping on her mother
  • This polar bear mom has decided that she has had enough of the photographers, so she runs away.
  • Picture of a polar bear mom and cubs walking in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada, 2010.
  • Picture of a polar bear mom and cub in brush. Polar bear photo by Harvey Wildlife Photography.
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  • After waiting for some action on the den for 7 hours the photographers pack up to leave. Wondering what all the commotion is about, this little cub pops out of the den to see what all the racquet is about.
  • After a nap, this polar bear family continues the next leg of their long journey to Hudson Bay.
  • Picture of polar bear mom and cubs on their way to Hudson Bay.
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