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Cub Adoption by a Translocated Louisiana Black Bear

Cub Adoption by a Translocated Louisiana Black Bear

We documented the adoption of a cub by a female Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus) after the cub was apparently abandoned by its biological mother. The adoption and presumed abandonment took place in a reintroduced population and involved recently translocated bears. We are unaware of previous published descriptions of free ranging female black bears adopting cubs without human intervention.

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