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Polar Bears Chester Zoo 1 August 1981

Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Nanook and Nija, August 1981. Nija drowned a few months later having become trapped under the ice.
Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Nanook and Nija, August 1981. Nija drowned a few months later having become trapped under the ice.
 
Terrible shame what happened... :(

Actually, Chester's Polar Bear enclosure doesn't look as bad as others in the UK at the time.
 
I agree.....not bad at all for the time. Keep up the old photos Rob, we love 'em.....
 
Thanks, I have hundreds. I just need to figure out how to scan direct form the sildes to my PC. The ones posted are all prints made from slides.
 
bloodycurtus, the site of the polar bear enclosure is now the Europe on the Edge aviary.
 
Actually, it' s just the southern half. The northern half of Europe on the Edge was used for waterfowl.
 

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