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Diving to Mommy by Анастасия F
Teaching the Kids to swim, by KatyaRA
Willie the polar bear plays with a ball in his pool at the North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro. Willie was rescued in 2002 from a travelling circus, where he was kept in a cramped cage and fed only vegetables.
Picture: Valerie Abbott / Barcroft Media (via Pictures of the day: 21 May 2012 - Telegraph)
Polar Bear Reunion Leads to ‘Blossoming Bromance’
The bears were introduced to each other last month when Arktos, four, arrived at Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Highlands.
He was brought over from Hanover Zoo, Germany, in the hope he would become a new playmate for three-year-old Walker.
Following a brief settling-in period, the bears were gradually introduced and given time to adjust to each other’s scents.
However, Arktos was said to have been “pining” for his friend and has now joined Walker in his five-acre enclosure full-time.
Keepers at the park said the pair, who are the only polar bears on public display in the UK, have since become “best buddies”, describing their relationship as a “bear bromance”.
They are often seen wrestling, swimming, sleeping and eating together.
Una Richardson, head keeper at Highland Wildlife Park, said: “We managed Arktos and Walker’s introduction gradually so that the polar bears did not feel overwhelmed by each other’s presence, and to start with we separated both bears at night.
“We had really only started to introduce them for longer periods of time during the day when we spotted Arktos was missing Walker at night, whining and trying to get into the main enclosure to be with him.
Arctic Fox With His Favorite Toy. By Roger Tuttleman
(c) Sergei Gladyshev
IT’S A BIRD… IT’S A PLANE…
NO, IT’S… SUPER-“GIANT POLAR BEAR HOT AIR BALLOON”-MAN.
