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Now, here’s a funny video of a polar bear playing tag with a human.

Enjoy!

Bear hugs, Frankie

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bear Cartoons

If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

Debbie, who this year was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest bear, is in ill health. Officials at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg say she is showing signs of “advanced aging” and don’t expect her to live much longer.

Debbie, who is 41 years and 8 months old, came to the zoo in 1967 as a cub. She has since become the most popular animal at the zoo with over 18 million visitors recorded.

Here are a couple of pictures of Debbie:

Due to the conditions of the polar bear enclosure at the zoo, no replacement for Debbie is foreseen in the near future. Polar Bears International (PBI) who has wanted to build an interactive polar-bear facility at Assiniboine Park Zoo, wants to help raise the millions of dollars needed to build the facility. It could become a major tourist attraction as well as a teaching center for people to learn about polar bears.

I for one will miss reading about Debbie. I never got a chance to see her. If any of you did and would like to share your experience through a blog post or photos, please leave me a comment.

Bear hugs, Frankie

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bear Cartoons

If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

Knut, the famous polar bear cub in Germany, is now a pretty big fellow. And, since he’s not a cute little cub, he’s not drawing the crowd the way he used to. Let’s face it, people are fickle. They like baby animals, but big ones just don’t grab them. What’s up with that?

I find cubs cute and adorable, but the adult animals are very special in their own right. Since they don’t draw the crowds the babies do. That’s really a problem too. Many zoos in the world will keep baby animals to draw the crowds to increase their revenue, then when the baby grows up, they dump them.

Bear hugs, Frankie

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bear Cartoons

If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)