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[Zoofan15]

Am I the only one who thinks it’s absurd to keep polar bears and Pallas’s cats in Thailand? Do Thailand and Russia have any concerns about the welfare of these animals?
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On the surface, it appears less than ideal, but it depends on the standard of their exhibit. Singapore Zoo previously held Polar bears; and Sea World Gold Coast in Australia currently hold the species.

Here’s a brief overview of their climate control efforts:

ZooLex Exhibit - Polar Bear Shores

Several climate control facilities are available to the bears: All pools have water chilled to 15-17°C. A retractable shade cover allows 90% solar filtration. The fabric roof shade structure incoporates sprinkling systems to simulate rain.

 

[Wanderer]

Safari World in Thailand used to have polar bears, I don't know what happened to them.

Polar bear 'Banira' (Vanilla) at Nihondaira zoo in Shizuoka, Japan was born there.

 

[Roman Paulov]

This year, nine Pallas’s cat kittens were born at Novosibirsk Zoo across two litters — one with 3 kittens and the other with 6.

The litter of 3 is especially fascinating: the father is a 13-year-old wild-born male Zelenogorsk, and the mother is 9-year-old Mia. All three kittens were noticeably different in size and color — one large and greyish, one medium and reddish, and one much smaller than expected and dark greyish.

Sadly, the tiniest kitten didn’t make it.

 

[Raikou]

So far this year, Novosibirsk Zoo has successfully bred two Altai argalis, two Geoffroy's cats, four European wildcats, four servals, two binturongs (first breeding), four yellow-throated martens, one Diana monkey, two elk, and at least one Chinese goral.

 

[Raikou]

Since this year, Novosibirsk Zoo has been displaying bat-eared foxes to the public.

 

[Raikou]

Four months ago, Novosibirsk Zoo successfully bred its second honey badger, a female. Because the mother honey badger was unwilling to nurse her cubs, the zookeepers decided to hand-feed them.

In addition, Novosibirsk Zoo obtained Barbary sheeps from Baku Zoo in Azerbaijan.