11.3.2025 – Source: Karlsruhe Zoo
Today the zoo announced the name of the fluffy zoo resident. Baby polar bear is called Mika!
A glimpse into the life of a polar bear cub 🐻❄
From 12 March, visitors to Karlsruhe Zoo will be able to take a look at the little polar bear and its mother Nuka. There will be a few rules to ensure the animals feel at home:
🔹 The area around the enclosure will remain cordoned off.
🔹 Access is regulated so that it doesn’t get too crowded (max. 50 people).
🔹 Every day between 9.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m., zoo visitors are allowed to enter the enclosure for five minutes.
🔹 The animals can retreat to the non-visible indoor area at any time. 🔹 A video wall provides live insights into the enclosure.
On 2 November 2024, the little polar bear cub was born in a half-cave in the outdoor enclosure. At the first medical examination a few months later, he weighed a good 9.6 kilos and fought back with all his strength – a very good sign for the little bear’s development! 🐾
The small, clumsy polar bear cub took Karlsruhe’s hearts by storm. In the wild, the cub mortality rate is more than 80 per cent. ‘We are all the more delighted now,’ says zoo director Reinschmidt.
By the way: Father Kap is housed in the large part of the outdoor enclosure and can be seen there by zoo guests. He was not allowed to see Nuka and the young bear. In the wild, males and females usually only come together to mate, after which they part ways again. 🐻❄
A real highlight for Karlsruhe! 🌍🐾
Auf nach Karlsruhe, kann ich da nur sagen.
Zumal man dort dank wärmerer Temperaturen
auch früher Blüten sehen kann… 🙂
What a lovely sweet girl. I a wishing both mother and daughter and of course their Zoo all the best.
Es freut mich sehr, dass der kleine Eisbär den Namen MIKA bekommen hat!!
👍🐻❄️👌👏😊
Auch die Vorfreude auf den ersten Besuch bei Kap,Nuka und deren Nachwuchs ist groß…🐻❄️🐻❄️🐻❄️😊
Mika ist ein schöner Name. Das Bärchen sueht munter aus.
Dear Mervi!
Thanks for the update on the cute little chap!
I really like the name Mika.
Dear Patricia!
The Karlsruhe Zoo announced after the veterinary examination that the little one is a boy.
Hugs
Anke
Liebe Grüße von Baby Mika – Zoo Karlsruhe – 11.3.2025
https://flic.kr/p/2qRqJTL
Mika is a good name because Nuka s mum was called Milak. Thank you for the lovely report.
Baby Mika
https://flic.kr/p/2qRqJTL
Der erste öffentliche Tag von Baby Mika – Zoo Karlsruhe – 11.3.´25
https://polarbeargermany.com/2025/03/11/herzlich-willkommen-%f0%9f%90%bb%e2%9d%84%ef%b8%8f-eisbaerbaby-mika-auf-polarbeargermany-com-%f0%9f%90%bb%e2%9d%84%ef%b8%8f-11-3-25/
Hello Jens!
Thank you for showing us your first photos of baby Mika!
Ich wünsche Euch einen schönen Abend.
https://flic.kr/p/2qRrxCK
Hallo Mervi
Du hattest dir doch Mika gewünscht.
Nun heißt das Kind, wie dein Bruder. 🙂
Willkommen kleiner MIKA!
Mit der Ladung Schnee hat man dir einen artgerechten Empfang bereitet.
Zur Besichtigungsbeschränkung auf 5 Minuten muss man Zoobesuche aber sehr sportlich sehen.
Danke für das tolle Update und beste Grüße!
Britta-Gudrun