The three baby polar bears have been officially named. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium says polar bear fans are encouraged. Mother’s Day Weekend was extra special at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. It’s estimated only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears are left in the wild, and that number will continue to decline, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. COLUMBUS (WCMH) Lee, a 20-year-old male polar bear that has been at the Columbus Zoo since 2018 will soon move to another home. and abroad, including the Columbus Zoo, recommends breeding pairs to increase the genetic diversity of polar bears in human care. The polar bear who passed away was not the Anana who still resides at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (as does her sister, Aurora, and Auroras male cub, Kulu). The Association of Zoos and Aquariums, a nonprofit group of more than 230 accredited institutions in the U.S. Aurora, meanwhile, has birthed three other healthy cubs that are now living at other zoos - Nora, born in 2015, and twins Neva and Nuniq, born in 2017. POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) A polar bear cub born nearly two years ago on Thanksgiving Day at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will soon be moving to a new home. All of these cubs are now adult bears who live at other zoos throughout the country and will hopefully breed. Days after an adorable video was released of a polar bear's growth at the Columbus (Ohio) Zoo, the baby girl has a name and a video that's. The newest cub’s father is 20-year-old Lee, who moved to Columbus in 2018 from the Denver Zoo. The Columbus zoo in 2016 was the only zoo in North America to welcome polar bear cubs.
Since 2015, 11 polar bear cubs have been reared in North American zoos, eight in the U.S., according to the association.Ĭolumbus has had four cubs, the most of any institution. 28, 2019, was the only baby polar bear born at any North American zoo last year. They range in color from pure white after a molt to a yellowish shade. The winning name will be announced on April 22, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The polar bear is the largest land predator in the world. Kulu, an Inuit term of endearment, honoring the bond between him, his zookeepers and his mother, 13-year-old Aurora.
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