cub

Example Sentences

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But the Southern California cub experienced a positive turn of fate when state wildlife officials rescued him last week and transported him to the Los Angeles Zoo for emergency treatment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

Researchers tracking wild polar bears in northern Canada witnessed something exceedingly rare this fall: a mother bear adopting a cub that was not biologically her own.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

He was no longer a cub; he was a ferocious young wolf defending his pack-brother.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver