20.8.2024 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko
We’ve been wondering what happened to Belka and Strelka after their separation from mama Gerda. Arkadi has visited them and he also took lots of photos of them which you can now see here.
The sisters were, of course, quite anxious without their mother …
…. but at the same time they were curious about their new home.
At first only the other one wanted to go swimming …
… while the other one kept exploring the enclosure.
Finally both sisters were swimming together.
There was a little surprise for them, too!
Who brought the toy? Hello! Anybody there?
It’s difficult to tell how the whole encosure looks like but at least we can see something green instead of only concrete. There seems to be a big enough ‘pool’ for them, too.
However, the main thing is that the twins are allowed to stay together AND that the visitors can still meet their beloved polar bear twins!
Belka and Strelka seem to be doing fine. Shauna is doing fine in Izhevsk but I’m worried about Nordi. Where is he? I hope the zoo will give us some answers!
Meine allerbesten Wünsche für die beiden Mädels im neuen Zuhause,wenigstens haben sie sich noch zu zweit! 👍😘💓
Fein,dass es Shauna auch gut geht und Nordi hoffenbtlich auch?! Warte auch auf eine Nachricht über ihn!
Lieeb Grüße von Brigitte und dankeschön an alle für diese Neuigkeiten! 😘
Dear Mervi,
It’s nice to see that the two cups are still together and in their homezoo. It would be nice if you could ask Arkadi where the previous 2 pairs of twins are and if you could show a general view of this enclosure, where there is a lot of concrete again and only a little grass.
Kind regards
Britta-Gudrun
Britta-Gudrun!
As I already wrote in the article – Shauna is in the Izhevsk Zoo and she’s doing fine. Nobody knows anything about Nordi but I hope we will soon have some answers!
Belka und Strelka wirken noch etwas unsicher und verloren in ihrer neuen Umgebung. Nur gut, dass sie einander haben!!!
Alle guten Wünsche für die Zwillinge!! 🐻❄️🐻❄️💝✊
Ebenso für die beiden Eisbären Shauna und besonders für Nordi, auch wenn ich nichts Genaueres über sie weiß…🐻❄️🐻❄️✊🤔
Dear Mervi!
Thank you for this update from Novosibirsk! I can only agree that the separation of the twins from their mum came very early and abruptly and is saddening, but at least they were allowed to stay together and there is also some greenery in their current enclosure. Of course, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for them for the rest of their lives!
Hugs
Anke
Thank you very much dear Arkadi and Mervi.
Best wishes to Belka, Strelka, Shauna and Nordi.