Patches is packing her bags, and moving to North Carolina

Patches

It was just announced today that 25 year old Patches will be moving from the Erie Zoo to a beautiful new polar bear enclosure at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro.

Es wurde gerade heute angekündigt, dass die 25-jährige Patches aus dem Erie Zoo in ein schönes, neues Eisbärengehege in den North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro umziehen wird.

Patches will enjoy the star treatment when she gets to North Carolina.

Patches will make the move in time to celebrate her 26^th birthday on November 29 in her new home.

Patches wird den Umzug in der Zeit zu ihrem 26. Geburtstag am 29. November in ihrem neuen Zuhause feiern.

Patches plays with a fishy ice ring

Chewing on a stick

Patches came to the Erie Zoo December 11, 2007 from the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, where she lived with her twin sister Bam Bam (officially called Fanny, but everyone calls her Bam Bam). She was 20 at the time, and had lived her entire life with her sister at the zoo in Omaha.

Patches kam in den Erie Zoo 11. Dezember 2007 aus dem Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, wo sie mit ihrer Zwillingsschwester Bam Bam lebte (offiziell genannt Fanny, aber jeder nennt sie Bam Bam). Sie war 20 zu der Zeit, und lebte ihr ganzes Leben mit ihrer Schwester im Zoo in Omaha.

Pretty girl Patches

She had previously given birth to a cub at the Henry Doorly Zoo, but it did not survive. There were expectations that she would become a mother after the move, but it just never did happen. She had several male bears live with her, but they died of various medical problems. She has been all alone for several years.

Sie hatte ein Eisbärjunges im Henry Doorly Zoo geboren, aber es hat nicht überlebt. Man hatte die Erwartungen, dass sie nach dem Umzug Mutter werden würde, aber es ist nie passiert. Sie lebte mit mehreren männlichen Bären zusammen, aber sie starben an verschiedenen medizinischen Problemen. Sie blieb ganz allein für einige Jahre.

A lazy afternoon nap for Patches at the Erie Zoo.
She is known for her amusing facial expressions.

The North Carolina Zoo was home to Willy and Aquila for many years. The much loved Willy moved to the Milwaukee County Zoo and the popular Aquila moved to the Detroit Zoo in 2011 when renovations began at their old home Aquila returned home last spring, but died suddenly in September. Willy died a few weeks later in Wisconsin. These two bears left behind many heartbroken fans.

Der North Carolina Zoo war die Heimat von Willy und Aquila für viele Jahre. Der viel geliebte Willy wurde in den Milwaukee County Zoo verlegt und die beliebte Aquila zog in den Detroit Zoo in 2011, als Renovierungsarbeiten begannen. In ihre alte Heimat kehrte Aquila im letzten Frühjahr zurück, starb aber plötzlich im September. Willy starb wenige Wochen später in Wisconsin. Diese beiden Bären hinterließen viele Fans mit gebrochenem Herzen.

Patches

So the question was, who would live in the newly renovated polar bear home in Asheboro?

Also die Frage war, wer würde nun in der neu renovierten Eisbärenanlage in Asheboro leben?

Patches naps on the ledge in her current home at the Erie Zoo.

The polar bear enclosure in the Erie Zoo is old and the pool is very small. In addition, the Erie Zoo is closed during the winter months, and Patches loves to watch the people come and go, so it must have been a little lonely every winter. The zoo staff took wonderful care of Patches, and always tried to make everything a game for her. They are very fond of her at the Erie Zoo, but this sweet lady bear will enjoy an improved lifestyle in her new home.

Das Eisbärengehege im Erie Zoo ist alt und der Pool ist sehr klein. Darüber hinaus wird der Erie Zoo während der Wintermonate geschlossen und Patches liebt es zu beobachten. Die Leute kommen und gehen, also muss es ein wenig einsam gewesen sein in jedem Winter. Das Zoo Personal machte wunderbare Betreuung von Patches und versuchte immer, aus Allem ein Spiel für sie zu machen. Sie sind sehr lieb im Erie Zoo, aber diese süße Eisbärdame wird eine verbesserte Lebensweise in ihrem neuen Zuhause genießen.

Patches relaxes on a ledge

Patches has a lot to smile about

Patches watches her visitors at the Erie Zoo

Patches is watching her guests

Sweet Lady Patches is the Queen of the Erie Zoo. She is going to be 26 years old on November 29.

Süße Dame Patches ist die Königin des Erie Zoo. Sie wird 26 Jahre alt sein am 29. November.

Patches

For the past few years, she has enjoyed the use of two enclosures, using the old polar bear enclosure plus sometimes being rotated into the corner spot. She loved sitting on the corner, watching the visitors go by. She is a “People Watcher.”

Während der letzten Jahren hat sie die Verwendung von zwei Bärengehegen genossen, mit dem alten Eisbärengehege und manchmal durch Umzug in die Ecke des anderen Bärengeheges. Sie liebte es, an der Ecke zu sitzen und beobachtete die Besucher beim  Vorbeigehen. Sie ist ein "People Watcher."

This is where Patches lives

The Black Bears have moved into the corner spot,
 an enclosure she used to be able to use.

But now the black bears from the Akron Zoo have taken over the corner enclosure, and Patches has only the one place with a small pool and a silly useless slide. 

Aber jetzt haben die schwarzen Bären aus dem Zoo Akron  das Eck - Gehege übernommen und Patches hat nur dies eine Gehege mit einem kleinen Pool und einer nutzlosen Stein- Rutsche.

A frozen ring of fishes floats in Patches' pool

Grab the ring before it melts!

Got it!

Time for a snack

Yummy!

 Still, she has a great attitude. She enjoys the playful games with her keepers. She watches her visitors. She enjoys the small pleasures of life, such as a frozen ring of sardines to play with and other enrichment treats.

Dennoch hat sie eine tolle Einstellung . Sie genießt die verspielten Spiele mit ihrem Tierpflger. Sie beobachtet ihre Besucher . Sie genießt die kleinen Freuden des Lebens , wie zum Beispiel mit einem gefrorenen Ring aus Sardinen zu spielen und weitere Anreicherung  mit Leckerbissen.

Patches gives a wink and a curious look to her visitors

Patches looks fantastic. Her fur is clean and fluffy, and she isn't plagued with the scabs caused by biting flies two years ago. She still likes to scratch on various corners. She has a cool pool and air conditioned quarters to beat the heat.

Patches sieht fantastisch aus. Ihr Fell ist sauber und flauschig , und sie ist nicht mit den Schorf von Stechfliegen behaftet,welches sie vor  zwei Jahren  sehr geplagt hat . Sie kratzt sich immer noch gerne an verschiedenen Stellen. Sie hat einen kühlen Pool und  ein klimatisiertes  Quartier während der Sommerhitze.

The keepers close the door
to hose down the inside quarters,
and Patches wants to get in

Cleaning time is over

Her pool is small, but the water is clean. Patches enjoys the daily hosing down of her enclosure, playing in the spray. I think the Erie zookeepers make a game of it.

Ihr Pool ist klein, aber das Wasser ist sauber. Patches genießt das tägliche Abspritzen von ihrem Gehege, sie spielt in der Gischt . Ich denke, die Erie Tierpfleger machen ein Spiel daraus.

Patches' sister Bab Bam at the Omaha Zoo

Patches came to the Erie Zoo December 11, 2007 from the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, where she lived with her twin sister Bam Bam (officially called Fanny, but everyone calls her Bam Bam). She was 20 at the time, and had lived her entire life with her sister at the zoo in Omaha. She had previously given birth to a cub at the Henry Doorly Zoo, but it did not survive. There were expectations that she would become a mother after the move, but it just never did happen. And now she is alone.

Patches kam in den Erie Zoo 11. Dezember 2007 von der Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, wo sie mit ihrer Zwillingsschwester  Bam Bam lebte (offiziell genannt Fanny, aber jeder nennt sie Bam Bam). Sie war 20 Jahre alt zu der Zeit, und lebte ihr ganzes Leben mit ihrer Schwester in den Zoo in Omaha. Sie hatte zuvor  ein Junges im Henry Doorly Zoo geboren, aber es hat nicht überlebt. Man hatte  die Erwartungen, dass sie Mutter werden würde nach dem Umzug, aber es  ist nie passieren. Und jetzt ist sie allein.

Patches keeps her eyes on her visitors

At the time Patches arrived, the Erie Zoo had just lost Alcor, one of twin brothers, and only Mizar, age 9, was left. It was hoped that Mizar and Patches could have a family. Unhappily, Mizar died a few months later of a ruptured spleen.

Zu der Zeit ,alsbPatches ankam hatte der Erie Zoo nur Alcor, einen der Zwillingsbrüder verloren und  Mizar, 9 Jahre,  war übrig  . Man hoffte, dass Mizar und Patches eine Familie  gründen könnte . Unglücklicherweise starb Mizar ein paar Monate später an einem geplatzten Milz.

Patches sometimes  has trouble with biting flies.
Scratch, scratch.

Later that year, Norton arrived on loan from the Detroit Zoo. The staff at the Detroit Zoo loved Norton, and hated to see him go. Patches did become pregnant, and in the winter of 2009, Patches gave birth to a stillborn cub. Norton, at age 23, died in early September, 2010, from a hernia, a tear in the abdominal wall. He had lived at the Erie Zoo for two years. Again, the Erie Zoo had hoped that Patches would give the following winter, but that just didn't happen.

Später in diesem Jahr, kam Norton Leihgabe der Detroit Zoo. Das Personal an der Detroit Zoo geliebt Norton, und hasste ihn gehen zu sehen. Patches haben schwanger zu werden, und im Winter des Jahres 2009, gab Patches Geburt ein totes Jungtier. Norton, im Alter von 23, starb Anfang September 2010, von einer Hernie, ein Riss in der Bauchdecke. Er hatte am Erie Zoo für zwei Jahre lebte. Wieder hatte der Erie Zoo gehofft, dass Patches ein Junges haben würde im folgenden Winter, aber das ist einfach nicht passiert.

Patches

Patches and Bam Bam are the only bears still living of the seven cubs raised by the famous breeding pair Olaf and Olga of the Omaha Zoo. Their older sister Mishka died this past May at the Henry Villas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin.

Patches und Bam Bam sind die einzigen noch lebenden  der sieben Jungen  des berühmten Zuchtpaares Olaf und Olga  aus dem  Omaha Zoo . Ihre ältere Schwester Mischka starb im vergangenen Mai im Henry Villas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Erie Zoo has some
 fantastic architectural features.

The Erie Zoo is a small but beautiful zoo, cut through by a river chasm. Here you will find architectural wonders as homes for some of the animals.

 Der Erie Zoo ist ein kleiner, aber feiner Zoo, durch  einen Flusstal durchtrennt . Hier finden Sie architektonische Wunder  als Häuser für einige der Tiere .

Patches and her pool. Two frozen treats are floating

The polar bear enclosure is old fashioned, and really should be upgraded, but the zoo in general is a treasure for this community, although it is closed for several months in the winter, because Erie gets so much lake effect snow. It is open March through November, and closed for December, January and February.

 Die Eisbärenanlage ist altmodisch, und sollte wirklich aufgerüstet werden, aber der Zoo im Allgemeinen ist ein Schatz für diese Gemeinschaft, obwohl sie für mehrere Monate im Winter geschlossen ist, weil Erie bekommt so vielSchnee;bedingt durch den Effekt des Sees. Es ist geöffnet von März bis November, und schloss für Dezember, Januar und Februar.

Pretty Patches

Patches is the queen, watching as her people come by to admire her.

Patches ist die Königin und beobachtete, wie ihr Volk  kommt um sie zu  bewundern.

Berit is a quiet beauty

Berit says hello

 Since May, the Lords of the Arctic exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo has been a little lonely for Berit. Her best friend Rizzo moved to a new home in the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. The two girls used to cuddle up together for their naps. Now Berit has to rely on Lil One for company. Zookeepers tell me that Berit may be smaller, but she is in charge. She is the boss of Lil One.


Seit Mai hat the Lords of the Arctic Ausstellung im Cincinnati Zoo ein wenig einsam für Berit. Ihre beste Freundin Rizzo in ein neues Eisbärengehege im Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, Utah. Die beiden Mädchen zum kuscheln gemeinsam für ihre Nickerchen. Jetzt Berit hat nur Lil One für einen Freund. Tierpfleger erzählen mir, dass Berit kann kleiner sein, aber sie ist der Boss.

Berit likes to pose for pictures

The lovely Berit

 Berit was born in the Denver Zoo. Her parents were also the parents of the famous Klondike and Snow polar bear twins born in 1994 and raised by hand. Sadly, Berit's sister Snow died  in August. Snow's twin brother Klondike is living in Orlando Sea World.

Sie wurde im Denver Zoo geboren. Ihre Eltern waren auch die Eltern des berühmten Klondike und Snow Eisbären Zwillinge geboren 1994 und aufgewachsen mit der Hand. Leider starb Berit Schwester Snow in August. Schnee Zwillingsbruder Klondike in Orlando Sea World leben.

Strolling back from the swimming pool

Berit is a lovely fluffball.

Lil One, Berit's companion
in the Lords of the Arctic exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo

Lil One with his tire, and Berit, bossing him around

Lil One (right), who will be 23 years old on December 13, weighs about 800 pounds. Berit (on the rock) weighs about 700 pounds. She will be 14 years old on December 28.

Lil One, der sein 23 Jahre alt wird am 13. Dezember, wiegt ca. 360 kg. Berit wiegt ca. 320 kg. Sie wird 14 Jahre alt am 28. Dezember.

Lil One in the water, Berit on the shore.
 Usually Berit is the one who is swimming

Berit, on higher ground, lording over Lil One. 

 Berit is the granddaughter of Olaf and Olga of the Omaha Zoo, so she is the neice of Bam Bam of the Omaha Zoo and Patches of the Erie Zoo. 


Berit ist die Enkelin von Olaf und Olga von Omaha Zoo, so ist die Nichte von Bam Bam der Omaha Zoo und Patches des Erie Zoo.

Lil One plays, while Berit supervises

To find out news, family relationships and the history of various polar bears in zoos all over the world, you can check out this wonderful link:

Um herauszufinden, News, familiäre Beziehungen und die Geschichte der verschiedenen Eisbären in Zoos auf der ganzen Welt, können Sie aus diesen wunderbaren link:

/http://ullijseisbaeren.wordpress.com/

Bam Bam keeps her cool

Pretty Bam Bam

We visited Bam Bam at the World Famous Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in the middle of a brutal heat wave. She has plenty of energy, even in 100 degree heat, but then she does spend a lot of her time in the pool.

Bam Bam loves her pool

Bam Bam loves to interact with her fans

Born in the Henry Doorly Zoo on November 29, 1987. twin sisters Bam Bam and Patches were the last cubs of the prolific and popular Olaf and Olga of the Omaha Zoo. In fact, I think they were the last cubs born at the zoo. During the seventies and eighties, Olaf and Olga had many cubs in the Omaha Zoo, eleven of which lived.

Patches and Bam Bam were together at the Omaha Zoo until Patches left for the Erie Zoo in December of 2007. Patches was moved to Erie as part of a trade, and a male bear was supposed to come to the Omaha Zoo, but I don't think that actually happened. I am pretty sure that Bam Bam has been alone since her sister left. She seems to be getting along just fine on her own, and loves to interact with the visitors. Alan Host, Senior Supervisor of Cats and Bears, said there are no plans to get another polar bear at this time.

24 year old Bam Bam weighs in about about 550 pounds.

Her official book name is Fanny, but she got the name Bam Bam because when she was younger she like to bang on the metal doors and make a racket to be let in or out. The keepers successfully worked with Bam Bam over the last few years to cut back on this noisy behavior, and while she doesn't do it anymore, she has kept the name.

Bam Bam has a heart shaped nose

Feeding time for the Omaha bears is at 11 a.m.. Before the food comes, Bam Bam is happy to swim and play with all her fans. She has a lovely 30,000 gallon pool and a waterfall in the Durham Family Bear Canyon, which opened in 1989 at a cost of $1.4 million. 

Bam Bam dives for her lunch

Her friends can view her from above, or wander down a trail to see her at eye level. A three level elevator can also make it easier for visitors to access the upper and lower levels of Bear Canyon.

She loves her celery

A yummy piece of fruit

Bam Bam stalks a floating melon

She seems to love cantaloupe melons, and. She also got various fruits and celery during feeding time, and had lots of fun swimming around and gathering her snacks, which are thrown by a keeper from above. She gets training three or more times a week, and her favorite training food is some delicious crunchy celery! Her favorite toy at the moment is a big red ball.

My mother Carol and Bam Bam study each other. This is the first time
 Carol had ever seen a polar bear in her 93 years.

I visited Bam Bam with my sister Lois, and my almost 94 year old mother, both of whom had never before seen a polar bear. My elderly mother was enthralled by the silly antics of Bam Bam, who gave her a face-to-face experience, in spite of the famous early July heat wave of 2012. Even with the incredible heat, the zoo was busy and crowded and Bam Bam was having a lot of fun.

Bam Bam is ready for an afternoon nap

Bam Bam spent the afternoon napping in her favorite spot in her enclosure, happy after an active morning and a big helping of healthy snacks.

The Henry Doorly Zoo has a roomy polar bear home with a great pool

Although the Bear Canyon is an outdoor exhibit, the Omaha Zoo has a great number of indoor, air-conditioned attractions to comfortably enjoy: the Lied Forest, gorilla house, the brand new Aquarium, the Butterfly House, the Desert Dome, the IMAX theatre and more. With the help of an $8 rental wheelchair and a big umbrella, our little group spent the whole day at the zoo. Much of this zoo is designed to be enjoyed year-round, no matter what the weather.

A shady spot on a hot day

  

Bam Bam plays in her waterfall. Goodbye.