Behavior of polar bear ( Ursus maritimus) cubs post‐den emergence at the Detroit Zoo

• Published in: Zoo Biology
• Main Authors: Gartland, Kylen N., Humbyrd, Mary, Brightrall, Tami, Meister, Betsie, Fuller, Grace
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Detroit; polar bear; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21814; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/zoo.21814

Abstract In the wild, female polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) with cubs may spend extended periods of time within the den following initial emergence. As a result, studying behavioral development of cubs at the denning site has been difficult and unreliable. Although care staff at zoological institut...