cub

Example Sentences

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Biologists observed a change in the mother’s movements, which signaled her cub may have been abandoned.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A polar bear cub travels the icy Svalbard coast with its mother.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Home” is a concept that Chase, a newly orphaned cheetah cub, struggles to make sense of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The juvenile sat there for more than an hour as troopers waited for wildlife officials to arrive, with local broadcasters capturing gripping footage of the cub in the middle of the roadway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Yes, thought Torak, the cub will warn me.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver