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Polar bear cub in Japan goes viral for his love of traffic cones
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August 12, 2026
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0:56Now PlayingA polar bear cub residing in an aquarium in Japan's Akita Prefecture has gone viral for his love of traffic cones. Mobile phone footage obtained by the Associated Press showed the cub, named Momota, pushing his head inside a cone and poking his mother's back.
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