polar bear

Do note that this image was taken on September 2nd, 2023, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in Powell, Ohio, USA.

Taken on September 2nd, 2023, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in Powell, Ohio, USA.

From May 2022 Trip

Seeing how it‘s nearly been three years since the original layout was first made. Since then, I made my decision to remake the entire complex, with a redesigned layout that is highlighted below:

I was chatting with a friend not too long ago about the Houston Zoo and some animal they used to have but no longer do. Koalas used to be in the now gone Red Panda enclosure a while ago, Hippos used to have their own Hippo House, they had a Snow Leopard in the now Cougar enclosure, Red Wolves in...

Lately, one area that's been interesting me is the population management of zoo populations. One species that has a struggling SSP that I'm interested in is the Polar Bears. Similar to the hypothetical elephant plans I've seen on here in the past, I thought to create a hypothetical/speculative...

Karlsruhe Zoo visited on 10.09.2022

Polar bear at Berlin Tierpark, 8/8/22

The text reads as following: What's with the algae? Water systems with green and brown algae are considered clean, oxygenated habitats with no negative effects on the animals. We do employ various modern techniques to remove excess algae build up to enhance your view.

In the Journey to Churchill section of the zoo.

Scanned photo, taken by my parents in 1980. As a kid it was nice to see a Polar Bear. But as an adult, seeing this photo, I have to say it was good, that they used the space for the outdoor enclosures of the Geigy house (apes)/the playground.

I was interested in exhibits mixing polar bears with other species. Arctic foxes were mixed with polar bears twice to my knowledge. First was Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo in 1966. 2,3 young polar bears and 8 arctic foxes were kept in an enclosure 29 m long and 9-12 m wide. The foxes had piles of...

One of the bears at the Assiniboine zoo. This was taken October 16th, during a behind the scenes tour, at seal beach. This also shows one of the water vessels common in outdoor exhibits here at the zoo. It is warmed in the winter so it never freezes.

A polar bear at the Assiniboine Zoo, taken October 16th, 2021. This was during a behind the scenes tour, where we were shown around the Journey to Churchill building. This was taken through a window in a room with quarantine ponds.

Which zoos have all three North American bear species? Polar Bear Grizzly/Kodiak Bear Black Bear The North Carolina Zoo is one that has all three, or will have all three again once it gets a new grizzly.