Akiak and Henk had fun in the water

24.7.2023 – Photos by Rebecca Roth

On the 1st of July Rebecca visited the Zoo d’Amnéville in France and she had a wonderful time there meeting many sweet animal friends.

She was welcomed by a gorgeous polar bear. I don’t know if it’s Akiak or Henk but he sure looks handsome!

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This ‘Silver back’ seems to be wondering why the Summer days are so hot these days.

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The hot weather has made this sweetie sooo tired!

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There are many beautiful big cats in this zoo.

This one has caught sight of something yammy – at least it looks like that. 🙂

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Oh my, the tiger seems to be ready to jump out of the photo! 🙂 A great photo!

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Even the hyena clan presented itself to Rebecca.

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Akiak and Henk were having fun in the water.

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The splashing water gives us nice and cool showers.

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Let’s see who has the biggest mouth!

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I hope your breath doesn’t smell!

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My breath only smells fresh fish!!!

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Well, if I were a judge I would say the match ended in a draw. 🙂

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Akiak and Henk seem to agree with the ‘judge’s’ decision. 🙂

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We are best friends!

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I don’t know if he’s wanting to get out or just trying to catch sight of the visitors ….

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Dear Rebecca! Thank you so much for these lovely photos!

9 Comments

  1. Dear Rebecca,

    Two male bears have to test their strength every now and then and do and show that they are each other’s equal and therefore get along well.

    Rebecca, even in the heat, the gorilla, tiger and hyenas were not averse to a photo shoot with you.

    Thank you for sharing and best regards!
    Britta-Gudrun

  2. Fitting funny captions! Entertaining great photos.
    Thank you so much for a cheerful Monday,
    dear Mervi and Rebecca Roth.

    The Silverback – for me – is the absolute star here
    and a real hit! . . . The way he is lying all exhausted
    or relaxed is inimitable in the gorillas’ world I guess :-))

  3. Rebecca hatte großes Glück, die Eisbären und Co.so aktiv im Zoo Amnéville anzutreffen!
    Als ich im Mai dort gewesen bin, war es sehr heiß und die Tiere waren eher schläfrig… Mal sehen, wie es im September sein wird, dann möchte ich wieder einen Besuch bei Akiak und Henk machen…
    Vielen Dank für die tollen Fotos!!!

  4. Liebe Rebecca!
    Danke für die sommerlichen Bilder aus dem Zoo Amnéville! Dir sind wieder atmosphärische und lebendige Fotos der Tiere gelungen. Ich freue mich, dass Henk und Akiak ein gutes “Match” sind und sich miteinander beschäftigen, auch wenn ich immer noch ein bisschen traurig bin, dass beide ihre “Heimatzoos” verlassen mussten. Für die ruhenden Tiere – Gorilla, Braunbär – empfinde ich große Sympathie…
    Liebe Mervi! Danke fürs Editieren!

    Liebe Grüße
    Anke

  5. Dear Rebecca & Mervi,
    Thank you for all the wonderful photo’s…..it looks like you had a really lovely day.
    I agree with Dumba, the silverback is just amazing. The leopard is so gorgeous and I particularly like polar bear at the end.

  6. Thank you very much dear Mervi and Rebecca.
    Best wishes to Akiak, Henk and the other animals in Zoo d’Amneville.

  7. Liebe Rebecca

    Die zwei Herren messen ihre Kräfte. Sie sehen dabei beeindruckend aus.
    Toll, dass Du dabei warst, um das Männer-Spiel im Bild festzuhalten.

    Der Silberrücken auf dem Bauch ist cool!!

    Hugs,
    Anita

    Thank you, dear Mervi

  8. Liebe Rebecca!
    Danke für den Rundgang durch den Zoo Amneville. Akiak und Henk haben viel Spass zusammen.
    Hugs
    Ludmila

  9. dear Rebecca,
    it is a joy to see Akiak and Henk, both are strong bears and Iam very glad when they can be good friends, Thank you for all the nice pictures, Akiak and Henk and all the other animals are looking very good.
    dear Mervi, thank you for the good text, always entertaining
    big paw waves to all
    Filomena

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