Gloves, a fur coat and a bear mask. The outfit sounds like avant-garde fashion, but it’s actually the uniform of caretakers at the San Diego Humane Society, who are raising an orphaned black bear cub.

Indeed, beyond their bear costumes, staff have also created two ... “It’s his surrogate mama,” Welch said. “He would lay with her instead of laying out in the open and being exposed.” ...

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 ...

The bear costume is meant to stop the rescued cub ... US city living as their coastal cousins struggle with bird flu “Mama” is a giant stuffed teddy bear propped up in the corner of a ...

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 ...