Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

In spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three-month-old cubs. The mother bear has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the young from demanding full access to her remaining reserves. If there are triplets, the most persistent stands to gain an extra meal and it may have the meal at the expense of others. The smallest of the litter forfeits many meals to stronger siblings. Females are protective of their cubs but tend to ignore family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar bears, I've only once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn.

Female polar bears give birth during

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Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

In spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three-month-old cubs. The mother bear has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the young from demanding full access to her remaining reserves. If there are triplets, the most persistent stands to gain an extra meal and it may have the meal at the expense of others. The smallest of the litter forfeits many meals to stronger siblings. Females are protective of their cubs but tend to ignore family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar bears, I've only once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn.

Female polar bears give birth during

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: (D) winter Since cubs are three months old when they emerge in spring, the bears must give birth in winter.

Female polar bears give birth during

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