Qannik is getting to be a big girl now. Just look at those paws! |
Qannik, who turned three years old in
January, is now a big girl. She weighs 440 pounds, and towers over
her visitors when she stands. She has come a long way from her start as a lost wild bear cub in Alaska.
Qannik, die drei Jahre alt im Januar
wurde, ist jetzt ein großes Mädchen. Sie wiegt 440 Pfund, und
thront über ihre Besucher, wenn sie steht. Sie ist einen langen Weg
von ihrem Start als wilden Bären in Alaska gekommen.
Qannik visits with her friend Debbie |
Qannik loves to play with her visitors |
Kisses from Miss Qannik |
Qannik towers over her visitors now |
Here is Qannik shortly after she arrived at Glacier Run in the Louisville Zoo in 2011 |
Qannik can choose whether or not to take part in training. She likes it because she gets snacks. |
A favorite lid to play with |
Qannik in her pool |
Another fun toy - a stick |
Glacier Run at the Louisville Zoo has a wonderful underwater viewing area, to watch Qannik swim and dive and play |
Qannik likes to hide toys and sticks in an underwater hole and then bring them out again. |
She plays this game over and over again, never getting tired of it. |
Hide the toy, find the toy again. And then with another object |
Qannik loves the water, and would like to swim all day, unlike Siku. |
She still lives and plays alone in Glacier Run at the
Louisville Zoo. Four year old Siku, who weighs 600 pounds, is nearby in Glacier Run,
but separate. Siku is interested in Qannik, the zookeepers say, but Qannik is not interested in Siku yet.
Sie lebt immer noch allein und spielt
im Louisville Zoo. Der vier Jahre alte Siku, der 600 Pfund wiegt, ist
in ihrer Nähe, aber von ihr getrennt. Siku interessiert sich sehr
für Qannik, sagen die Tierpfleger, aber Qannik interessiert sich
noch nicht für Siku.
When Qannik is in the bigger enclosure
with the pool, she spends most of her time in the water, swimming and
playing. Siku, on the other hand, swims for a few minutes and then
takes a nap.
Wenn Qannik in dem größeren Gehege
ist mit Pool, verbringt sie die meiste Zeit im Wasser, schwimmend
und spielend. Siku, auf der anderen Seite, schwimmt ein paar Minuten
und nimmt dann ein Nickerchen.
Qannik's friend Siku is a big bear now too |
They see each other across the hall in
the bedrooms, but maybe they will meet face to face this summer.
Sie sehen sich gegenseitig über den
Flur in der Innenanlage, aber vielleicht werden sie in diesem Sommer
zusammen gelegt.
Qannik is very creative in playing with her toys |
In the meantime, Qannik will spend her
days playing and running and swimming. She knows how to have fun.
In der Zwischenzeit wird Qannik ihre
Tage verbringen, spielen und laufen und schwimmen. Sie weiß, wie man
Spaß hat.
Dear Molly
ReplyDeleteThank you for the well illustrated report of your visit at Qanniks and Sikus enclosure. Both bears have grown enormous and look very healthy. Are they allowed to be together?
Greetings
Chris
Dear Chris,
DeleteNo, not yet. Qannik doesn't really care. She is happy on her own. Siku would like to play with Qannik, though. The zoo is taking their cue from the bears, and so far, Qannik really isn't interested. Maybe this summer... I am glad you like the report. I will visit them again in a few weeks.