8.3.2023 – Source: Copenhagen Zoo
Very sad news from Copenhagen. The zoo has only informed that the young bear was 4 years old so she should be Lynn’s daughter Imaq. I’ll let you know if I’m wrong.
Imaq with her mama Lynn in 2019
This is the information from the Zoo:
A young polar bear died of electrocution after biting through a power cable. She was found dead with the cable m her mouth.
The accident occurred late on Tuesday afternoon when the young polar bear managed to break open a steel gate in the outdoor enclosure. In the process, she came across a cable in an installation cabinet, which she bit and suffered a blow.
“Polar bears are very curious and strong animals. Unfortunately, in this case it had fatal consequences,” says Mads Frost Bertelsen.
The zoo director regrets the incident and is very sad. Mads Frost Bertelsen explains that the accident occurred in the “polar ring”, where the polar bear cub forced its way into a small cavity.
The zoo director calls it “terribly unfortunate” that the polar bear managed to open the lock and grab the cable. Unfortunately, it bit into the cable and died on the spot because it was found with the cable in its mouth, says Mads Frost Bertelsen.
With the loss, the zoo now has three polar bears left. The zoo has never experienced anything like this in the ten-year history of the polar ring and will now review the installations in the polar bear enclosure.
More than 100 samples were taken from the dead polar bear, which polar bear researchers can use as controls when they compare these samples with samples from polar bears in the wild. Thus, the dead polar bear will benefit future polar bear research.
Imaq as a baby
Goodbye sweetie! We will miss you – you will always have a warm place in our hearts.
It just breaks my heart. Imaq should still be here. I got to see her when she was a little cub, so joyful, just a little rascal. We will miss you, angel.
I visited Imaq soon after she was born and was impressed by how brave and curious she was. A terrible tragedy
Dear Mervi!
This is terrible news.
I am at a loss for words.
Deeply sad
Anke
Dear Mervi!
This is a terrible accident.
Hugs
Ludmila
Dear Mervi,
what a tragic event, it makes me infinitely sad.
Of course you also wonder how Imaq could break out of the enclosure, to get to this cable and then bite through it?
Hasn’t this zoo also had a young bear fall into a ditch and die? The bear that was so fond of sticking his head down a tube?
Britta-Gudrun – It was Augo in the Aalborg Zoo.
Ganz sehr traurig,ruhe in Frieden,liebes BĂ€rchen. đ„
Very, very sad news.
But at the same time it gives me pause.
I don’t know the enclosure, but now that something has happened, those responsible should think about whether the enclosure is safe for polar bears. It doesn’t seem to be.
So another bear has died. I am very sad.
And angry. Such incidents can and must be prevented!
Really tragic. I am in tears. May Imaq rest in peace. We will never forget her. We will always love her. We love you Imaq. She will always be in our hearts. We are all devastated.