A Summer day in Novosibirsk

28.7.2024 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko

A perfect day begins with a perfect breakfast so the keepers had ‘laid the table’ for Gerda, Belka and Strelka.

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After the breakfast it was time to check if the fans had come.

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One can observe the world even this way! 🙂

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Oh yes, there were many fans – among them Arkadi with his camera.

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What shall we do now?

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Some friendly wrestling is never wrong!

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One of the girls decided to check if the walls are solid enough. They seem to be polar bear proof!

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Maybe a swimming tour? But first a nice pose for our fans.

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Gerda and her twins love to swim and play together in the water.

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Papa Kai was taking things easy as usual.

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It looks like he’s been swimming anyway ….

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The Arctic Corner is there just like always this time of the year.

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8 Comments

  1. Dear Mervi & Arkadi,
    Thank you for a this lovely little story and beautiful photographs,
    Gerda, Belka & Strelka are three very happy, playful bears and Kai is very handsome.
    🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️💜

  2. Dear Arkadi and dear Mervi!
    Thank you for the wonderful photos of the polar bear family from Novosibirsk, which on the one hand are delightful, but on the other hand trigger mixed feelings, because this close bond between mother and daughters may not last very much longer. All three look great, as does dad Kai.
    I wish them all the best!

    Hugs
    Anke

  3. Die “Kinder” sind bald so groß wie die Mama.
    Klasse Bilder – alle Bären sehen super aus!

  4. Belka und Strelka sind groß geworden, aber immer noch sehr verspielt und zwischen den drei Eisbärinnen geht es wohl noch immer recht harmonisch zu!!👍🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️👌😊
    Kai wird sich wohl noch eine Weile gedulden müssen, bis Gerda sich wieder zu ihm gesellt…🐻‍❄️

  5. KNÜLLER: “One can observe the world even this way!”
    Lach’ mich schlapp! Super Aufnahme!

    Immer wieder eine große Freude, DIESER fantastischen russischen Familie zu begegnen – und seis eben auch nur virtuell via Klasse-Fotos!

    Dankeschön nach allen beteiligten Seiten.

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