27.6.2020 – Photos by Anna Novikova and Arkadij Laptenko
I have missed the polar bear family in Novosibirsk but now the zoo is open again so our friends Anna and Arkadij could visit Gerda, Shauna, Nordi and Kai. After the almost three months long break it’s really wonderful to meet the polar bear family again.
The first morning after the re-opening was, of course, something very special.
No doubt the family was gladly surprised seeing many visitors again.
Oh bear, Shauna and Nordi have grown a lot during the three months and they’re almost as big as mama Gerda.
Hmm, I wonder what Gerda was thinking when she showed her tongue … Maybe she saw a visitor not keeping the distance and not wearing a mask. I guess showing the tongue is a polar bear’s way of showing the finger. 🙂
Hurray! The visitors are back! – Where’s the music? I feel like dancing …. 🙂
For the time being it’s really hot in Novosibirsk so, naturally, the polar bears enjoyed the water games even more than usual.
There are both big and small toys in the water.
Here comes the submarine with a yellow periscope. 🙂
The keepers have arranged a little heap of snow in the shadow where the bear family can ‘take it cool’.
One could think this photo was taken during the Winter ….
Papa Kai is, of course, as gorgeous as always!
A typical polar bear pose – but what has made his paws so green? Well, it is Summer and the grass is green ….
Close-ups of the family – their faces are exactly as lovely as we remember!
Gerda
Kai
I’m not sure which is Nordi and which is Shauna but they are both very lovely! They are big but they still have their baby faces.
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