Not Exactly Wild

DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
edited March 29, 2008 in Wildlife
But don't tell her that!

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Our Resident Polar Bear, Ecotarium.org
Don
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2008
    i love to watch these guys at the zoo. nice capturethumb.gif
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    Dave
  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2008
    Thanks, I've got more. She is 24 and loves to play with her large toys.

    Don
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  • sg_is_mesg_is_me Registered Users Posts: 19 Big grins
    edited March 29, 2008
    DonRicklin wrote:
    Thanks, I've got more. She is 24 and loves to play with her large toys.

    Don

    WOW - 24! I had no idea polar bears had such longevity. Can you tell us the average lifespan in and out of captivity. She's got me curious. She's beautiful.
  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2008
    She's nearing old age. Bother her parents, IIRC, lived a few years longer. I the wild, I don't believe hey do as well. Predation and other factors.


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