One morning when he did so he found Harriet cleaning two newborn cubs.

He wished he wasn't on his back, weak as a newborn cub.

The mothers, who had lost a lot of weight holed up during the winter, were with their newborn cubs and were certainly hungry.

Eight newborn cubs were also found dead in the same area, he said.

The camera then cut to a close-up of a female bear with her newborn cubs.

A newborn cub weighs 5 ounces (140 g) or less.

Flooding of dens after birth may also occasionally kill newborn cubs.

"I swear, you three are like newborn cubs, just begging to play in the snow."

No, I think of them as acting like newborn cubs following their momma.

When he advanced, he crawled close to the ground and with trembling limbs, like a newborn cub.