Michelle Rippey

24.5.2025 by Michelle Ripley Tossing it back to May 13th & my visit to Seneca Park Zoo (Rochester, NY). Let’s meet the main reason I visit….🐻‍❄️ Anoki. She’s an older lady 🐻‍❄️ born in Nov […]

20.4.2025 by Michelle Rippey During my last visit to Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison) I had Berit all to myself, which lead to lots of up close ups of this beautiful lady 🐻‍❄️. Have a happy […]

31.3.2025 by Michelle Rippey Another rainy and stormy day!! Well how unBEARable!! Speaking of 🐻s…let’s check in on them. All are awake and now seen (see Boris pic for additional info on him). Have a […]

25.3.2025 by Michelle Rippey A throwback to my visit last week (Henry Vilas Zoo) with 🐻‍❄️ Berit. FYI…outdoor temps in the mid 40’s & 50’s are PURRfect 🐻‍❄️ pool weather. The toughest challenge is timing, […]

6.3.2025 by Michelle Rippey I think it’s time to feature a few of our North American friends that are built for this weather. Here they come. Have a beautiful day! ✌️❤️&🐾 Handsome caribou Bean & […]

21.2.2025 by Michelle Rippey On the 3rd of February I visited 🐻‍❄️ Berit at Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison). She was lounging on the grizzly side and then headed to 🐻‍❄️ side, so I thought she […]

8.2.2025 by Michelle Rippey Oh, this beautiful lady 🐻‍❄️ definitely prefers the dirty 🐻‍❄️ look. Here’s beautiful Berit. ✌️❤️&🐻‍❄️ 🤣 Looks like the dirty 🐻‍❄️ look has started. Adding a bit pine fresh 🌲 Working […]

6.2.2025 by Michelle Rippey I proudly present Amos in the Milwaukee County Zoo. His space is a tough one for photos, but every so often PURRfect timing helps. Amos has a few admirers out there […]

23.1.2025 by Michelle Rippey Yesterday was the birthday of the one and only Alaskan 🐻 BORIS!! January 1999 somewhere in Alaska Boris was born. He was found as an orphaned cub and arrived in Milwaukee […]

18.1.2025 by Michelle Rippey NO, Boris is NOT hibernating & is now being fed. Trail cams were installed by his keepers, so they could observe (in addition to other modifications done).  ✌️❤️&🐻 Boris snacking on […]