Gisela’s column

28.10.2024 by Gisela On the 3rd of October I was once again at the Darwineum and afterwards I visited the polar bears of course. Although the weather was ‘so-so’, I was able to take a […]

8.8.2024 – Photos by Gisela Hentschel Morning has broken but Sizzel, Skadi and Kaja are still visiting the Land of Dreams. Soon the family woke up …. … and took a little morning walk. Then […]

23.6.2024 – Photos by Gisela Hentschel While Sizzel, Skadi and Kaja were keeping an eye on the world outside the Rostock Zoo Lili and Noria were enjoying their day on the ground level. Lili is […]

17.6.2024 by Gisela Hentschel Every polar bear mother is a teacher and her cubs are the students. Just like the human kids Skadi and Kaja can now sing ‘School’s out for Summer’. Family portraits Sizzel […]

16.4.2024 by Gisela Hentschel Skadi and Kaja Kaja beim Spiel mit etwas, das ursprünglich ein blauer Kanister gewesen ist. Skadi and Sizzel It is always fun to watch the bears supervising the work of the […]

7.3.2024 von Gisela Hentschel Am 5. Februar war ich bei den Polarlichtern, die derzeit im Zoo stattfinden, eingesetzt. Für mich ist das eine schöne Möglichkeit, die Tiere auch einmal in den Abendstunden erleben zu können. […]

9.2.2024 – Photos by Gisela Hentschel When I’m writing this there’s still snow on the ground in the Rostock Zoo so the polar bears could enjoy the right kind of weather. I’m glad, too, because […]

24.12.2023 – Photos by Gisela Hentschel One morning in late November the polar bears in Rostock woke up in a new kind of enclosure. It had been snowing to the bears’ delight! A share breakfast […]

13.11.2023 by Gisela Hentschel I was lucky with my timing because the keepers were cleaning the panes. The bears often come very close to the window and watch the keepers at work. Skadi had taken […]

15.10.2023 – Photos by Gisela Hentschel Good morning folks! Here we are again – the polar bear family von Rostock. It seems to be a wonderful morning. The weather is perfect for a nice morning […]