12.10.2024 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko and Sergej Iltjakov
Every morning means a new exciting day for the polar bear girls Belka and Strelka in the Novosibirsk Zoo. As you know they live in a new enclosure and they simply love it.
Sometimes there’s a ‘traffic jam’ ….
… but soon the girls show that no traffic lights are needed. 🙂
Let’s go and find out what our keepers have done during the early hours.
But first we can just chill in the grass!
Oh, it smells so good!
Come on, Sis! Look, we have a hammock ….
…. and we have a black tyre, too! It will be great to swing in it!
OK! You can have the tire now but soon it’s my turn!
I guess we all were worried and had our doubts of what would happen to Belka and Strelka when they were separated from Gerda. Now we can see that the zoo has done their best to create an attractive and cosy home for the twins.
Belka and Strelka look so happy relaxing on the grass.
Synchronized polar bear poses for you!
We can look right – we can look left – and on both sides we have a nice enclosure.
Oh year, we are happy now!
Ich freu mich für die beiden lieben Schwestern! 👍🥰💓
Thank you very much dear Mervi, Arkadi and Sergej.
Best wishes to Belka and Strelka.
Dear Mervi, Arkadi and Sergej!
I’m so pleased for the two beautiful girls that they’ve been given an attractive facility that leaves little to be desired and where they feel at home.
It’s also great that they are being kept busy and having fun. The photos on the green meadow speak for themselves.
I feel a little sad when I think of their older siblings, of whom we have heard nothing more…
Hugs
Anke
Liebe Mervi,
die zwei haben es schön in ihrem neuen Gehege und weil sie zusammen sind ist auch der Abschied von ihrer Mutter leichter zu ertragen.
Leider reagiert Arkadi nicht auf die Anfrage zum Verbleib der vorherigen Geschwister.
Nun,so ganz kann ich das Lob nicht teilen,was das Wohlbefinden von Belka und Strelka betrifft. Auf diesen Fotos sieht es zwar bestens aus, aber es gibt auch andere,da wirken die Zwillinge noch sehr verunsichert. Die Spielfreude, die sie in der Obhut von Gerda besaßen, scheint mir einen Dämpfer bekommen zu haben…
Doch mit jedem neuen Tag werden Belka und Strelka selbständiger und es ist gut, dass sie zusammen sind!🐻❄️🐻❄️✊
It seems that the sisters are starting to be fine in their new enclosure. They have a lot to discover. I hope that they will find quickly their playmood as it was with her mum.Thanks to the photographer’s and Mervi for posting