11.11.2020 by Ralph Morton
It seems a lifetime ago since my mad dash to France in August to visit Flocke and her three cubs. Fortunately I have lots of photos to remind me of them. I am going to share them and my other visits with you as we go through the Winter.
The enclosures at Marineland have an upper and lower area. Both areas have an unusual feature. There are two special glass fronted rooms full of snow and ice. The upper one had the disadvantage that its glass was misted over a lot the time. The lower one had been provided with a slope of snow.
At the beginning the snow was still nice and white and the cubs soon appeared.
Three cubs together in the cold room. My excitement is still high. Three healthy and happy cubs. And their Mum
Flocke joined them in playing in the snow.
The cubs also took a look at the visitors.
The ice room started to fill up. Tala, the feisty third cub, is a girl. Like her father, Raspi, she is always in action.
The relative sizes of the bears show how fast the cubs had grown. Part of me still cursed the fact that I had not visited in April when they were cute fur balls. However, looking at them I was just so grateful to have grabbed the chance to get to see them.
I think it was Tala.
She took full advantage to dig herself in.
Tala loves contact with the visitors. The wonderful Polar Bear paw with soft pads and fur makes an excellent snowshoe. Tala shows us hers.
One little boy had been watching the family. He was fascinated by the size of Flocke.
On Wednesday morning I was back at the lower area Ice Room and so was Tala.
My shopping bag soon attracted her attention. Cubs are sometimes cautious and rely on Mum to check things out. Tala takes care but is so curious.
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