Polar Bear Cub Taken From Mom
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A polar bear cub has been taken from its mother in Germany’s Nuremberg zoo. The zoo earlier had said that they would not do what the Berlin Zoo did with Knut — that is, they would not hand raise the cub, that they would let nature take it’s course.
Which is absurd of course, since the zoo is not a natural environment for polar bears. Besides, if the cub is in trouble, just what is a zoo’s job anyway? Isn’t it to save animals, especially endangered species?
Anyway, 2 polar bears, Vilma and Vera gave birth to cubs about a month ago. Vilma is thought to have eaten her two cubs as no one has seen them. Predators are known to eat sick offspring, so this is what is being considered.
Vera, the other mother, has been filmed carrying her cub around and trying to hide here in the compound. Below is a film that shows her actually dropping the month-old cub a couple of times. The zoo has announced that it would be bottle-feeding the newborn.
“The safety of the young animal is the first priority,” said deputy zoo director Helmut Maegdefrau on the decision to separate the cub from its mother. An abrupt about-face which may have been in response also to protests of animal groups when he announced the “let nature take it’s course” stance.
Here are a couple of pictures of Vera and cub I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
Here is the video of Vera and her cub:
For more pictures, click Polar Bear Mother
Bear hugs, Frankie
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