How to Use cub in a Sentence
cub
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The ranger then combs through the woods for a safe place to lay the cub to rest.
— Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 21 July 2021 -
The ranger said the female cub that was hit by the car couldn't have been more than six months old.
— Amanda Jackson, CNN, 20 July 2021 -
The staff scrambles to help a leopard cub that is struggling to walk in this new episode.
— Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2021 -
Pom moved on to his next conquest: a mother and cub who evaded him by scaling a tree.
— Stephanie Vermillion, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024 -
After searching the roadside for some time, the ranger spotted the young cub.
— Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2021 -
Mama bear seen grieving over dead cub hit by car at Yosemite National Park.
— Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 21 July 2021 -
Zoo: Voters were tasked with choosing the name of the first tiger cub born at the Louisville Zoo in 20 years.
— Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024 -
The unnamed cub is currently living behind the scenes with mom at the Tulsa Zoo.
— PEOPLE.com, 3 Aug. 2021 -
The cub tried to climb a tree but couldn't because of his wounds, Upton told the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
— CBS News, 28 July 2021 -
She, along with another cave lion cub, were discovered frozen in the Siberian Arctic.
— Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021 -
Erfani said no one should try to approach the bear, because human movement would probably make the cub retreat further into hiding.
— Author: Faith E. Pinho, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2021 -
Her other surviving cub from her third litter placed second two weeks ago in the Fat Bear Junior contest.
— CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024 -
This walk-thru area is home to three grizzly cub siblings named Hanna, Sky and Crockett who arrived at the park a year ago from Montana.
— Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2021 -
The study, published in the journal Quaternary, found that the cave lions’ coat was similar but not identical to that of an African lion cub.
— Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021 -
The births and deaths of their cubs were front-page news.
— ABC News, 12 Nov. 2023 -
The girl was the firstborn cub, followed by the two boys.
— Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 -
The cub had pulled the shrew out of the sand and had been knocking it around like a ball.
— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 -
The first cub born in the country, Yuan Meng, arrived in 2017.
— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 13 Dec. 2021 -
The cub’s mom, Raji, gave birth to the little one June 27.
— Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024 -
The cub played with the rodent, even tossing it into the air once.
— Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024 -
The account shared that typically, bear cubs in the U.S. are born at the start of the year.
— Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023 -
The cubs are still unnamed and are out of public view, the zoo explained.
— Zoe Sottile, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023 -
The cub walked by a pond on the property before moving back to the porch.
— Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022 -
In March, twin cubs were born to Satka, a rare Amur leopard at the zoo.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023 -
While the twin cubs are in good health, the zoo said the first months of their life are crucial to their success.
— Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024 -
The two male lion cubs, born in June, are the first African lions born at the Phoenix Zoo since 1976.
— The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024 -
As for what to avoid, don't approach them, try to feed them or pick up their cubs.
— Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023 -
Officials don’t know whether some of the cubs in the video are adopted.
— Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 13 June 2024 -
Since that agreement was signed, six cubs have been born.
— Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2023 -
There are two bear cubs still in care at the Ramona Wildlife Center.
— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
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