A newborn Asian black bear cub has been found in a cardboard box at the entrance to the Vladivostok Circus on the night on February 24. According to medics, he's barely two weeks old.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Ankov / Go to the mediabankA newborn Asian black bear cub has been found in a cardboard box at the entrance to the Vladivostok Circus on the night on February 24.
A newborn Asian black bear cub has been found in a cardboard box at the entrance to the Vladivostok Circus on the night on February 24.
According to medics,the cub is barely two weeks old.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Ankov / Go to the mediabankThe circus' resident veterinarian reports that the cub is well and healthy.
The circus' resident veterinarian reports that the cub is well and healthy.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Ankov / Go to the mediabankThe circus' personnel believe that the cub was likely dumped by poachers who probably killed his mother.
The circus' personnel believe that the cub was likely dumped by poachers who probably killed his mother.
The cub has to be fed every three hours.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Ankov / Go to the mediabankThe Asian black bear is known also as moon bear and white-chested bear.
The Asian black bear is known also as moon bear and white-chested bear.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Ankov / Go to the mediabankThe International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified Asian black bear as 'vulnerable.'
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified Asian black bear as 'vulnerable.'