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In the Name of Allah,
The All-Merciful and Most Merciful

In the middle of winter, bear cubs are born

blind and furless while their mother hibernates. They are the
size of a squirrel and are only strong enough to climb up to
where the milk is. This milk is rich in fat and calories, and so
the cubs grow quickly throughout the winter. When the moth-
er wakes up in the spring, the cubs are strong enough to follow
her out of the den. Being very active and quite defenseless, they
stay at their mother’s side for a whole year, during which time

they are protected from danger, learn to look after themselves,
and grow quickly. Like other adult animals, bears may behave
very savagely toward an enemy they think is threatening their
young. A mother bear tirelessly looks after her cubs for three
years.

Wolves are among the most savage of animals, and yet
adult wolves cooperate in protecting their young. A wolf pack
consists of a male, a female, their pups, and sometimes one or

two young wolves. The females assist each other. Sometimes
one of them stays in the den all night to look after the cubs so
that the mother wolf can go hunting. Allah, the All-Merciful

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