An orphaned black bear cub in California is being cared for by biologists in fur coats and bear masks. The baby bear was ...

The orphaned cub was about two months old when he was found in Los Padres National Forest -- weak, underweight and alone.

When staff interact with the cub, they are usually garbed head-to-toe in a bear costume. They wear a bear ... “It’s his surrogate mama,” Welch said. “He would lay with her instead of ...

The bear costume is meant to stop the rescued cub ... The team went through a few masks before finding one that fit properly. “Mama” is a giant stuffed teddy bear propped up in the corner ...