thank you Mervi for the informations and pictures about Wilbär.
Uli
Hello friends! Here's a little something from Orsa posted by Pernilla Thalin, Orsa Polar World:
23.10.2009
After a cold night the ice had frozen and Willbär's food was placed on the ice in a white box. Of course, Herr Willbär was anxious to examine the contents of the box as soon as possible but oh, the ice was too thin to carry his weight - more than 250 kilos!
Well, our Willbär is a polar bear and certainly not afraid to jump into the ice cold water to get his food!
The box smells good! I wonder what yammy things are hiding inside.....maybe a salmon or two....I'm going to forget all about my diet and enjoy my lunch!
How do you like my icy restaurant? I think it's OK but it will be even better when the days get colder and the ice gets thicker. Then I'm going to show you some ice breaking!!
Yesterday a team from Swedish TV visited the Polar World and both Ewa and Willbär seemed to enjoy all the attention showed to them. They were playing and swimming happily together. The highlight of the day was the two pumpkins they got for the first time in Orsa. Obviously they've eaten pumpkins before because they made a new ER (enclosure record) in running to catch the delicatesses. Pumpkins are such nice things - one can play with them not to mention one can eat them!
Willbär even stepped willingly on the scales that showed he now weighs 264 kilos!