Screaming the young cub searches in one direction then another She sees lots of adult females but none is her mother The cub runs away screaming even louder Whether orphaned or lost the cub is among strangers most much bigger than she is
But this summer has been warmer than usual The polar bears crowd together on a spit of land stretching out into the sea and wait for the ice that is late in coming The young cub roams among them searching for her mother