Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a 5 ...

The rescue was considered “unusual” as the 2-month-old bruin was the youngest such bear the wildlife center had ever taken in ...

Beyond their bear costumes, staff have also created two habitats for the cub - one inside and one enclosed outside - that ...

A Ramona Wildlife Center pygmy hippo that was rescued more than two decades ago broke a world record this weekend by becoming ...

This bear cub's parents are a large plush bear and a human in a bear costume. Hey, it's no biggie – they're just another ...

Welch and her team at the San Diego Humane Society use costumed caregivers to rehabilitate an orphaned black bear cub in ...

The San Diego Humane Society announced that it took in a 2-month-old black bear cub, which was described as 'weak' and ...

In Southern California, a team from the San Diego Humane Society is using costumed caregiving to nurture an orphaned bear cub ...

Officials expect the cub likely will need to remain in care for up to a year. At some point he will be put into an outdoor ...

Officials at a Southern California wildlife center celebrated a significant milestone on May 25, as a pygmy hippo housed at ...

An orphaned black bear cub in California is being cared for by biologists in fur coats and bear masks Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters ...

The orphaned cub was about two months old when he was found April 12 in Southern California's Los Padres National Forest — weak, underweight and alone. Since then, the baby bear has been cared for by ...