Happy International Polar Bear Day!

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blospz

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In honor of this "holiday", I have decided to compile a list of ages (oldest to youngest -- as of February 27th) of polar bears in U.S. Zoos. Enjoy!

AGE: NAME (LOCATION)

33: Uulu (San Francisco Zoo)
32: Coldilocks (Philadelphia Zoo)
32: Klondike (Philadelphia Zoo)
30: Aurora (Cleveland Zoo)
30: Mishka (Henry Vilas Zoo)
30: Pike (San Francisco Zoo)
28: Arki (Louisville Zoo)
28: Conrad (Oregon Zoo)
28: Snow Lilly (Milwaukee Zoo)
28: Tasul (Oregon Zoo)
28: Willy (Milwaukee Zoo)
27: Aussie (Brookfield Zoo)
27: Gus (Central Park Zoo)
26: Tundra (Indianapolis Zoo)
25: Fanny (Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo)
25: Nanuq (Columbus Zoo)
25: Patches (Erie Zoo)
24: Crystal (Toledo Zoo)
24: Magnet (Maryland Zoo)
23: Aurora (Seneca Park Zoo)
23: Berlin (Kansas City Zoo)
23: Little-One (Cincinnati Zoo)
23: Zero (Seneca Park Zoo)
22: Tundra (Bronx Zoo)
20: Aquila (Detroit Zoo)
18: Klondike (Sea World Orlando)
17: Blizzard (Point Defiance Zoo)
17: Boris (Point Defiance Zoo)
17: Buzz (St. Paul's Como Zoo)
17: Chinock (San Diego Zoo)
17: Glacier (Point Defiance Zoo)
17: Nan (Toledo Zoo)
17: Neil (St Paul's Como Zoo)
17: Snow Flake (Sea World San Diego)
17: Szenja (Pittsburgh Zoo)
16: Anoki (Maryland Zoo)
16: Kiska (ABQ BioPark Zoo)
16: Koluk (ABQ BioPark Zoo)
15: Rizzo (Hogle Zoo)
14: Ahpun (Alaska Zoo)
14: Berit (Cincinnati Zoo)
13: Anana (Lincoln Park Zoo)
13: Lee (Denver Zoo)
12: Anana (Brookfield Zoo)
12: Johnny (Sea World Orlando)
12: Kalluk (San Diego Zoo)
12: Kobe (Pittsburgh Zoo)
12: Lyutyik (Alaska Zoo)
12: Tatqiq (San Diego Zoo)
11: Cranbeary (Denver Zoo)
10: Haley (Memphis Zoo)
9: Payton (Memphis Zoo)
8: Koda (Pittsburgh Zoo)
8: Nuka (Detroit Zoo)
8: Talini (Detroit Zoo)
6: Anana (Columbus Zoo)
6: Aurora (Columbus Zoo)
6: Hudson (Brookfield Zoo)
6: Nikita (Kansas City Zoo)
3: Siku (Louisville Zoo)
2: Qannik (Louisville Zoo)
0: Two Cubs (Toledo Zoo)

Ages provided by Polar Bears in American Zoos


Feel free to broaden this thread and write any polar bear stories, facts, etc. that you know!
 
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It looks like polar bear breeding in the US has slowed significantly recently, with just 12 births in the last ten years, but 26 in the ten years before that. Do you know why this is? Are US zoos going out of Polar Bears rather than build big, expensive exhibits for them?
 
I am not sure why there has been a decrease in the past decade. Even zoos with bad exhibits had bears breeding and at least one of them is still at that zoo. I am happy to see so many polar bears in their 20's-30's, but it also makes me nervous that a good amount of them may be deceased in a few years.
 
Why so little polar bear births in America

To old for cubs:
33: Uulu (San Francisco Zoo) female
32: Coldilocks (Philadelphia Zoo) female
32: Klondike (Philadelphia Zoo)
30: Aurora (Cleveland Zoo) female
30: Mishka (Henry Vilas Zoo) female
30: Pike (San Francisco Zoo)female
28: Arki (Louisville Zoo) female
28: Conrad (Oregon Zoo) male
28: Snow Lilly (Milwaukee Zoo) female
28: Tasul (Oregon Zoo)female
28: Willy (Milwaukee Zoo) kastrat
27: Aussie (Brookfield Zoo) male
27: Gus (Central Park Zoo) male
26: Tundra (Indianapolis Zoo) female
25: Fanny (Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo) female
25: Nanuq (Columbus Zoo) male
25: Patches (Erie Zoo) female

to young for cubs:

3: Siku (Louisville Zoo) male
2: Qannik (Louisville Zoo) female
0: Suka (Toledo Zoo) female
0: Sakari (Toledo Zoo) male

Spayed or neutered:
22: Tundra (Bronx Zoo) Kastrat
20: Aquila (Detroit Zoo) Kastrat
18: Klondike (Sea World Orlando) Kastrat
17: Blizzard (Point Defiance Zoo) Kastrat
17: Boris (Point Defiance Zoo) Kastrat
17: Buzz (St. Paul's Como Zoo) Kastrat
17: Glacier (Point Defiance Zoo) Kastrat
16: Kiska (ABQ BioPark Zoo) Kastrat
16: Koluk (ABQ BioPark Zoo) Kastrat
17: Neil (St Paul's Como Zoo) Kastrat

possible for cubs
23: Aurora (Seneca Park Zoo) female
23: Zero (Seneca Park Zoo) male


16: Anoki (Maryland Zoo) female
24: Magnet (Maryland Zoo) male

17: Snow Flake (Sea World San Diego) female
22: Johnny (Sea World Orlando) male

23: Berlin (Kansas City Zoo) female
6: Nikita (Kansas City Zoo) male

17: Chinock (San Diego Zoo) female
12: Kalluk (San Diego Zoo) male
12: Tatqiq (San Diego Zoo) female

14: Berit (Cincinnati Zoo) female
23: Little-One (Cincinnati Zoo) male

17: Nan (Toledo Zoo) female
14: Crystal (Toledo Zoo) female
16: Marty (Toledo Zoo) male

17: Szenja (Pittsburgh Zoo) female
12: Kobe (Pittsburgh Zoo) female
8: Koda (Pittsburgh Zoo) male

11: Cranbeary (Denver Zoo) female
13: Lee (Denver Zoo) male

14: Ahpun (Alaska Zoo) female
12: Lyutyik (Alaska Zoo) male

10: Haley (Memphis Zoo) female
9: Payton (Memphis Zoo) male

8: Talini (Detroit Zoo) female
8: Nuka (Detroit Zoo) male

12: Anana (Brookfield Zoo) female
6: Hudson (Brookfield Zoo) male

no male
6: Aurora (Columbus Zoo) female
6: Anana (Columbus Zoo) female

15: Rizzo (Hogle Zoo) female
13: Anana (Lincoln Park Zoo) female

In thirteen zooa are only cubs possible
 
Kanpai!

Duerener1 said:
33: Uulu (San Francisco Zoo) female
30: Pike (San Francisco Zoo) female
Click to expand...

I'm sort of glad they didn't have cubs. I'd hate to condemn any other animal to live in their horrible grottoes. Especially since they seem to be treated like bastard cousins.
 
<<To old for cubs:>>

27: Aussie (Brookfield Zoo) male -- not too old. May be used to mate with Anana next year since they are currently paired together.
25: Nanuq (Columbus Zoo) male -- not too old. Just sired a cub last year and has been mating with Anana this year.

possible for cubs
23: Aurora (Seneca Park Zoo) female
23: Zero (Seneca Park Zoo) male

Artificial insemination was not used this year. They have not been successful with natural mating so I'm not counting on this pair, but you never know. Aurora's family are good breeders.


16: Anoki (Maryland Zoo) female
24: Magnet (Maryland Zoo) male

They are just starting to tolerate each other so I'm not counting on this pair.

23: Berlin (Kansas City Zoo) female
6: Nikita (Kansas City Zoo) male

I am hoping for this pair.

17: Chinock (San Diego Zoo) female
12: Kalluk (San Diego Zoo) male

I am hoping for this pair as San Diego has such luck with other births.

14: Berit (Cincinnati Zoo) female
23: Little-One (Cincinnati Zoo) male

Berit was given hormones this year to help her ovulate. Hopefully something will come out it.

17: Nan (Toledo Zoo) female
16: Marty (Toledo Zoo) male

This would be the only pair as Crystal was in holding with her cubs.

17: Szenja (Pittsburgh Zoo) female
12: Kobe (Pittsburgh Zoo) female
8: Koda (Pittsburgh Zoo) male

This is a possibility.

11: Cranbeary (Denver Zoo) female
13: Lee (Denver Zoo) male

Lee comes from a good family of breeders, not sure about their relationship, though.

14: Ahpun (Alaska Zoo) female
12: Lyutyik (Alaska Zoo) male

Ahpun is on birth control since they do not have a denning area for cubs (although they take in wild ones...)

10: Haley (Memphis Zoo) female
9: Payton (Memphis Zoo) male

Both Haley and Payton come from families with successful breeding history.

8: Talini (Detroit Zoo) female
8: Nuka (Detroit Zoo) male

They could definitely house more cubs.

12: Anana (Brookfield Zoo) female
6: Hudson (Brookfield Zoo) male

I'm a tad skeptical. Hudson did mate with Anana, however I am not sure how successful it was since it was his first time.

no male
6: Aurora (Columbus Zoo) female
6: Anana (Columbus Zoo) female

As mentioned above, Anana mated with Nanuq multiple times.
 
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