Let’s celebrate Huggies!

7.11.2024 by Mervi, Photos by Rebecca Roth

The grand old lady Huggies was born in the wild in the Wrangen Island in 1993. Because we don’t know the exact date of her birth I thought we can celebrate her every day! She sure deserves it!

The photos were taken by Rebecca in July 2024.

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Huggies will be 31 years this season ….

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… but she looks very healthy and agile considering her age – and she sure looks glad and happy!

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Huggies lives in the Ouwehands Zoo (Rhenen) together with her daughter Freedom and her granddaughter Sura. Even her grandson Yuka lives in this zoo but in a separate enclosure.

Sometimes a bit shy ….

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Sometimes a funny clown

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Sometimes a little tired

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Is she using a phone …. 🙂

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What a beautiful smile she has!

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Some facts of Huggies:
1993 – 02.06.1994 Wrangelinsel (Wild)
03.06.1994 – 17.12.1998 Rhenen
17.12.1998 – 13.03.2002 Kolmarden (Sweden)
13.03.2002 – Rhenen

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She’s real super mama who has given birth to no less than 9 cubs:

2001: Freedom ♀
2005: Ewa ♀
2005: Jelle ♂
2005: Henk ♂
2008: Walker ♂
2008: Swimmer ♂ (died 2009)
2011: Luka ♂
2011:Lynn ♀

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, DEAR LADY HUGGIES!

Huggies birthday 2024

9 Comments

  1. Huggies ist eine sehr schöne EisbÀrin!
    Trotz ihres Alters strahlt sie Zufriedenheit und Wohlbefinden aus, wie Rebeccas Fotos zeigen und Mervi hat die verschiedenen Posen der EisbÀrin bestens kommentiert!!
    Alles GUTE wĂŒnsche ich Huggies, möge sie gesund bleiben und weiterhin die Gesellschaft von Freedom, Sura und Yuka genießen….đŸ»â€â„ïžđŸ»â€â„ïžđŸ»â€â„ïž/đŸ»â€â„ïž

  2. Happy Birthday Huggies!
    Ich wĂŒnsche dieser schönen alten BĂ€rin noch einige gute, gesunde und zufriedene Jahre im Kreise ihrer Familie. Thomas Dörflein hat einmal gesagt, dass er die alten BĂ€ren besonders schĂ€tzt, weil sie Persönlichkeit und Charakter haben. Dem schließe ich mich an.
    Danke fĂŒr die tollen Bilder der liebenswerten BĂ€rin und viele interessante Infos!

    Liebe GrĂŒĂŸe
    Anke

  3. Die Grand Lady ist immer noch bildhĂŒbsch und weiß sich sehr elegant in Pose zu setzen!
    Alles Gute zum Geburstag du Schöne!

  4. Even though those lovelies are not so familiar to me, I have to admit that HUGGIES seems to be a most lovable ‘polar bear Lady’ whom was take of most beautiful and lovable photos.

    Very entertaining – both, the pics and their sub-/above-titles.

    Thank you both, for sharing – dear Rebecca Roth and dear Mervi.

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