26.9.2021 – Photos by Michelle Rippey
It’s always sad to publish news of a beloved polar bear’s death but Snow Lilly deserves to be remembered. She died on Friday, September 24.
When Michelle visited her in May 2021 she was happily swimming and diving. She was looking so good and agile considering her age.
Snow Lilly was born December 5, 1984 in the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, to Penny and Nicklee. She lived in the New York Bronx Zoo from 1985 to 2005. Her older sister Coldilocks died in 2019 at the age of 37.
The sweet lady loved the snow so her name was well chosen by her keepers.
On the 8th of December 2020 Snow Lilly celebrated her 36th birthday. Sadly it was her last birthday.
Dear Snow Lilly, you are now beyond pain and sorrow but we are mourning. However, I think we must also celebrate your long life. Sleep in peace!
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