صور مذهلة لأشبال الدب القطبي بأحضان والدتها في كندا

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نشر في: الأربعاء,27 مارس , 2019 6:44م

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نشرت صحيفة “ديلى ميل” البريطانية مجموعة من الصور المذهلة التى تظهر بها التصاق دبتين قطبيتين صغيرتين بالقرب من والدتهما، وهما يستكشفان محيطهما الجديد بعد خروجهما من العرين لأول مرة.

التقطت الكاميرا الأشبال الصغيرة الخجولة في كندا، وهي تبدأ العملية الطويلة لتعلمهم كيفية الصيد، والإطعام، والسباحة، والبقاء على قيد الحياة في القطب الشمالي.

كان المصور “فينس بيرتون” محظوظا بما فيه الكفاية لالتقاط الأسرة الناشئة معا للمرة الأولى، حيث تُظهر الصورة المذهلة للأشبال التوأم اللذان يبدو أنهما يستخدمان والدتهما كإطار تسلق قبل الاستقرار بين أقدامها للراحة.

Photographer Vince Burton captured the moment two young polar bears emerged from the den with their mother for the first time

The two bear cubs are still very young - about three months old - so they often had to stop and rest in between their mother's paws

It seemed as though the new adventure was quite daunting for the cubs, who stuck close to their mother instead of exploring their new surroundings

One of the shy bears appeared to be using their mother as a climbing frame as the other stayed close to her side on their first venture out of the den

Polar bear families remain in the den constructed by the mother until March or early April. While the mother is inside the den - up to eight months - she will not eat or drink; her sole purpose is to care for the cubs

Photographer Vince Burton described the scene: 'The mother keeps them warm and protects them during these rest periods and at times the cubs wake to suckle, then often follows a spell of playing, before they fall back to sleep again'

Young polar bear cubs are entirely dependent on their mothers for warmth and food, and continue nursing for at least 20 months

The mother will only leave the den when her cubs are strong enough to survive the harsh conditions and able to make the long and difficult trek to sea ice in search of food

Only when they are out in the open can a mother bear start teaching her young the essential skills needed to survive in the Arctic on their own

Burton, from Norfolk said of his amazing gallery: 'It was such a privilege to witness this behaviour and be so close to such an amazing animal'

Usually, cubs will stay with their mother for between two-and-a-half to three years in order to learn how to hunt, feed, swim, and survive in the Arctic

Most wild polar bear cubs are born in December. A mother bear will give birth to one, two, or three cubs - but twins are most common, as in this family

Sea-ice loss from climate change is a significant threat to polar bears, as they rely on the ice for hunting seals, traveling, breeding, and sometimes making dens

Scientists emphasize that humans can help to restore the polar bears' sea ice habitat by greatly reducing our carbon emissions

The polar bear cubs stayed close to their mother for warmth as she took a short rest on the ice in Canada, where they were spotted and photographed by Vince Burton

At birth, polar bear cubs weigh about 454 to 680 grams (16-24 oz.) and are only about 30cm (12 in.) long, but males are born slightly larger than females

The reproduction cycle of polar bear is about every two or three years, which is why population growth for the species is relatively slow. A mother must teach her cubs to be able to survive on their own before her next cycle begins

 

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