Toys are made to be broken!

15.1.2024 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko

Gerda, Kai, Belka and Strelka are enjoying the real Winter weather in Novobirsk. The temperatures are lower than -20 degrees so the family really are able to enjoy their proper element.

Good morning, dear visitors!

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Mama, where’s my sister?

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Oh, here she comes – and she has an unbroken toy! Unbelievable!!

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Of course, the sisters made sure the toy didn’t remain unbroken.

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Did you know that after eating a melon the left overs make an excellent and entertaining toy, too?

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I made a big snow ball. Are you impressed?

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Gerda and her girls planning what to do next

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The white barrel barrel looks like an ice block.

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Gerda’s twins love to play with it.

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What’s this? A snow ball with head, tail and paws! 🙂

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Playing without toys is also great fun.

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Papa Kai lying on a snow sofa.

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He certainly looks gorgeous!

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Are you hungry?

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After a hard day’s play it’s time to visit Restaurant Mama. It’s open no matter what time it is or what kind of weather there is.

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Thank you for watching! We’ll be back soon with new snowy photos for you!

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8 Comments

  1. Ich freu mich wieder sehr über die Vier,dankeschön! 💓🥰💓😘💓😍 Alles Liebe und Gute für sie!

    Liebe Grüße von Brigitte

  2. Dear Arkadi

    At minus 20 degrees, not many people have as much fun as the two polar bear girls.
    I also think that toys can be broken when played with. The two of them are toy testers and their job is: How long does the toy last! And the sisters are test subjects, or rather, test bears.
    Thank you for visiting the polar bear family in these polar bear temperatures.

    Hugs,
    Anita

  3. Thank you Mervi & Arkadi,
    Lovely photographs of a very happy polar bear family.
    Belka & Strelka are simply adorable and I just love the photo of the ‘snowball with the big black eyes!’

  4. Dear Mervi and Arkadi!
    Thank you for the beautiful wintry pictures of this wonderful polar bear family. It’s great that the cubs got toys, even if they only got them to break. But they obviously appreciated it and had fun with them.
    All four look great and the snow makes the enclosure look even better.

    Hugs
    Anke

  5. I am under the impression the GERDA&KAI-family is ready to apply
    to CIRCUS RONCALLI (a circus that usual don’t integrate animals –
    but who ever knows when they e.g. see pic 13 from above: simply
    fasc, funny, most lovable and showing heartbreakingly lovly youthful charmes . . .

    Thanks for the pleasure we can enjoy another time from Nowosibirsk with all well known involved parties (as well active as passive ones, as well Novosibirsk ones as KM ones 🙂

  6. Ein weiteres DANKESCHÖN für die so schönen winterlichen Fotogrüße von der Eisbärenfamilie im Zoo von Novobirsk!!💝
    Und Mervi hat wie immer die passenden Worte zu den Fotos gefunden!!👌

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