Image March 2010 ©Rando, Bern Bear Park
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Bern Zoo’s first baby bears in nearly 20 years have been spotted outdoors in recent days.
The bears, Urs and Berna, are putting on 70 gr a day, reports the zoo, while the world speculates on whether they are male or female.
The zoo’s webcams normally allow a relatively good view of the bears’ activities, but mother Bjoerk’s den has a dirty window, making the images unclear
The zoo says it isn’t yet possible to go in and clean the window. Webcam viewers will have to be patient. Meanwhile the video on Berner Zeitung’s site, showing mother bear trying to line up her cubs to face the photographers, is a good substitute.
Image March 2010 ©Rando, Bern Bear Park
Image March 2010 ©Rando, Bern Bear Park
Background, GenevaLunch
Links to other sites: Bern tourism office, Bear Park
Video, 7 min: Berner Zeitung newspaper, with mother Bjoerk and cubs by Christian Lierchti.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 17 March 2010.
Filed under: Society
Tags: bear park, bears, Bern, Berna, Bjoerk, cubs, March 2010, Switzerland, Urs, zoo
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