22.5.2024 by Michelle Rippey
This time you will meet sweet Berit in the Henry Vilas Zoo as a mermaid with white fur!
Berit surveying her audience before getting in the pool….
She’s in & swimming laps. For the past month Berit has been swimming laps.
Stop to check if the door is open…..not yet, Berit. Keep swimming…..
Berit swimming laps from the underwater viewing window.
Floating away…..
Just keep swimming….. Nice to see Berit so active in the water…..
Keep going, Berit……she was swimming for over an hour.
Hello, Berit! You’re up close to the viewing window now…..
Oh no….where did Berit go?!
There she is 🥰
Time to move on….
I think Berit swim time is coming to an end….
Yep…..she’s done & ready to head in. You look amazing, Berit!
So hält Berit sich fit und wir können uns über die tollen Aufnahmen mit den passenden Kommentaren dazu freuen!!🐻❄️👍👌👏🤗
Dear Michelle and Mervi,
mermaid is the right name for this performance in the water.
In other words: the mermaid is on the catwalk in the water!
These are great shots and you can see how well they are adapted not only to the snow in the Arctic but also to the water, where they can swim tens of kilometres at a time in the wild.
Thanks for the brilliant photos and best wishes!
Britta-Gudrun
Dear Michelle and dear Mervi!
The 25-year-old Berit is a beautiful mermaid and the underwater shots of her are great. I particularly like the fact that she is diving in crystal clear water and has a lot of space.
Sometimes it looks as if she’s making sure someone is looking… 😉
Hugs
Anke
Berit was known for swimming laps when she lived at the Cincinnati Zoo. Always in the water. It’s great to see her enjoying such waterplay at Henry Vilas. She’s doing so well. I wonder if she misses her young friends, her former companions who now have moved on. She was always so sociable.
Molly
Thank you very much dear Michelle and Mervi.
Best wishes to Berit.
Dear Michelle
Berit looks great for her age and she keeps herself in good shape