Why this bear had to be taken from its mother

Name: Why this bear had to be taken from its mother
Uploaded: 2014-04-09T21:00:45Z
Duration: P174S
Description: Zookeepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo are now mom to this sloth bear cub, because when she was born, her mother ate her siblings. But keepers say her mother's reaction was normal, even healthy.

Clip: 04/09/2014 | 2m 54s

Zookeepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo are now mom to this sloth bear cub, because when she was born, her mother ate her siblings. But keepers say her mother's reaction was normal, even healthy.

Aired: 04/09/14

Rating: NR

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