Lily awaits the big day

The birth of a wild bear may be shown live on the internet, scientists hope.

Bear biologist Professor Lynn Rogers has placed a webcam into the den of a pregnant wild black bear living in the woods of northern Minnesota, US.

He expects the bear, named Lily, to give birth in the coming days, an event never before filmed in the wild.

The footage, which is being streamed live via the so-called "bearcam", should provide scientists with valuable new insights into bear behaviour.

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