She's aware of his difficulties and uses her body as a shield. She must stay attentive if her cub is to survive in this harsh Arctic world. Realizing he's exhausted, she digs a hollow to rest him. In the dens like this, she suckles him six times a da...
But polar bear courtship is never straightforward. She likes to play hard-to-get. It's also a challenge for blizzardcam. She's testing his fitness, making sure he is a good catch. He skills on the slopes show room for improvement. And now, the female...
She blinks in the sunlight. She spent her confinement in semi-darkness. She checks that the coast is clear and then reveals her secrets. Time for a stretch. She's been cooped up with her cubs since she gave birth three months ago. They learn by examp...
She pushes the camera down the slope, a tracking shot. As she films, there is no human presence of any kind. She even adjusts the camera to record her own exit. She must get her cub to the sea-ice before it breaks up and thaws, otherwise, they will b...
The islands of Svalbard in Arctic Norway. They might be remote, but they are under surveillance. Spy cameras are capturing the most intimate images ever taken of polar bears. They're revealing some remarkable behavior and discovering an animal of sur...
As more and more detail emerges about the attack that has claimed his life, the family of Horatio Chapple released this picture of the 17-year-old adventurer. In a statement they said: Horatio was so excited about his plans to be a doctor. Strong, fe...
In Northern Canada, winter slowly loosens its grip, and a young polar bear is hungry. It sniffs a meal already in progress, and decides to play a dangerous game, a food snatch. His opponent is larger, older, and wont tolerate a rival. A second try,...
Crowds flock to see the movie premiere of Germany's favorite polar bear, Knut. CNN's Diana Magnay reports. Knut and his friends tells the tale of Knuts early days at the Berlin zoo, taking the bottle, those first few shaky bear cub steps, at the sam...
In Germany, an adorable baby polar bear at a zoo has set off an emotional debate. The issue is whether the cub has become too dependent on humans. CBS news correspondent Sheila macvicar reports. Make no mistake about it, this is one very cute bear, M...
Seventy-nine degrees north latitude is near the top, at the cold edge of the world. In the winter, when temperatures plunge below freezing, there is complete darkness at noon. During summer, the sun shines at midnight, there is no place to hide. Dang...
