Give me a kiss! Polar bear cubs cuddle up to their doting mom in adorable pictures
- Polar bears were photographed shortly after they emerged from hibernation in Wapusk National Park, Canada
- Pair of three-month-old cubs huddled around their mother with one receiving an affectionate peck from bear
- Photographs were captured by property manager and amateur photographer Hao Jiang, 54, from California
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A polar bear gave her cub a kiss on the lips as the family cuddled together in the snow in adorable photographs captured shortly after the bears emerged from hibernation.
In the photographs, which were captured in Wapusk National Park, Canada, the three-month-old cubs are seen sitting close to their mother as she lies in the snow in minus 40 degree temperatures.
One of the playful pair was also photographed tilting its head upwards to receive an affectionate peck from its mother – as its sibling sat huddled between the older bear’s legs.
The astonishing snaps were captured by property manager and amateur photographer Hao Jiang, who came across the family of bears shortly after they emerged from hibernation.
Mr Jiang, 54, from San Francisco, said: ‘I saw the mother polar bear appear from their den after waiting more than three hours, but I did not see her cubs with her.
‘About half an hour later the cubs emerged and I was so happy to see them safe and well. They were adorable and loved playing and interacting with their mother.’
A polar bear gave her cub a kiss on the lips as the family cuddled together in the snow in adorable photographs captured shortly after the bears emerged from hibernation at the Wapusk National Park in Canada
One of the playful cubs was photographed tilting its head upwards to receive an affectionate peck from its mother – as its sibling sat huddled between the older bear’s legs
The astonishing snaps were captured by property manager and amateur photographer Hao Jiang, who saw the family of bears shortly after they emerged from hibernation
In the photographs, which were captured in Wapusk National Park, Canada, the three-month-old cubs are seen sitting close to their mother as she lies in the snow in minus 40 degree temperatures
The mother bear bats a branch out of her way as the two three-month-old cubs huddle close to her body in minus 40 degree temperatures
The two cubs were also seen gathered beneath their mother moments after emerging from hibernation at the national park
In another snap, one of the playful cubs had climbed onto its mothers back as she sits in the snow at the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba
This image captured the older bear looking over a snowy bank with just one of her cubs, who was sat close to her chest
In another shot, the two young bears attempted to climb over their mother who was sat on her back in the freezing park
Mr Jiang, 54, from San Francisco, said: ‘I saw the mother polar bear appear from their den after waiting more than three hours, but I did not see her cubs with her’
He added: ‘About half an hour later the cubs emerged and I was so happy to see them safe and well. They were adorable and loved playing and interacting with their mother’
The bear family was seen leaving the area in Manitoba, Canada, with the older animal taking the lead in extraordinary snaps