Orphaned polar bear cub getting care in Alaska
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This photo provided by the Alaska Zoo and taken on March 13, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska, shows Kali, an orphaned polar bear cub who is being cared for at the zoo. The cub's mother was shot in Point Lay, Alaska, on March 12 and the cub is temporarily staying at the zoo in Anchorage until it has a permanent home. -- PHOTO: AP
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An orphaned polar cub is making its temporary home at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage.
United States (US) Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Bruce Woods says the bear's mother was killed on March 12 near Point Lay on Alaska's north-west coast, but it wasn't immediately clear if the shooting was subsistence or defene related.
Woods says the man who shot the bear brought the cub to Point Lay, and it was ultimately transferred to Anchorage for care.
The cub is about 3 or 4 months old and weighs just over 8kg.
