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MidwestFan said:
Is her twin, who is still in Omaha, the oldest living polar bear in American zoo now?
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I just noticed this question from awhile back. Patches' twin, Fanny (Bam Bam) is not the oldest polar bear in the US zoo population. That belongs to Ulu, the last remaining polar bear at the San Francisco Zoo at the age of 34.

SIDE NOTE: I added two links about the zoo's 20 year master plan at the bottom of page 8. Because this post was on the top of page 9, I was afraid people would miss the previous post.
 
When/why did the African pavilion close? It looks like a nice facility. During its operation what animals did it exhibit or was it a plant house?
 
Tomorrow the zoo will be unrolling its ZooFari experience. For $20 a piece, guests will now be able to ride through the 37-acre Watani Grasslands exhibit in open-air buses for a closer look at the nearly 100 animals of nine species that are exhibited in the expansive yard.
 
Gulo gulo said:
NC Zoo Hoping For Baby Elephants | WFMYNEWS2.com
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Honestly this is getting ridiculous. The zoo has had this group of animals for the past NINE YEARS and they are only now having all the females housed together ?!?

Despite the zoo's "best" efforts, I strongly feel like attempting to create a large breeding herd will be a major flop. They have completely wasted the prime breeding years of two of their females, and both are likely to old/have gone to long since last pregnancy to successfully conceive and birth at this point. Their only realistic option now is their mother daughter pair, and the mother is coming increasingly close to the 10 year cutoff between calves.

If the zoo wishes to keep this excellent exhibit populated for generations to come, they had best make a very aggressive effort at getting their females pregnant!
 
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