An illustration of a brown bear

Brown bear

A baby brown bear is called a cub.
More than one are called cubs.

A baby brown bear is called a cub.

Tap to hear one.

A low grumble, the sort a cub makes when it wants its mother.

Three things to know

  1. A newborn cub is smaller than a kitten, and completely blind.
  2. Cubs stay with their mother for two whole years, and she teaches them every single thing they know.
  3. A bear can smell food from three miles away — that is further than it can see, hear, or run in a hurry.

Where you would find one

Deep forest and mountain valleys