Polar Bear dwarf Antonia at ZOOM 11/05/09

Lovely little animal.

Aw she looks like a daschund lol

Whats the story here?

This could be the cutest animal l have ever seen.

Walks with the same type of swagger of a Wolverine but you still want to take her home with you!!

She's literally a dwarf polar bear - she has a genetic growth hormone deficiency that has left her rather short of stature!

Was she captive born or wild caught?

Captive bred, at Karlsruhe. There's a good article here: Zoo-AG Artikel: Antonia the pygmy polar bear

Very interesting article Maguari I felt sorry for those poor bears that got sent to Nuremburg though And I'm surprised that Antonia was not put down. I suppose that because she was otherwise healthy and there was somewhere for her to go, she was given another chance?

Thanks for the information.

Got to love zoochat! Where else can you hear such things? and have such questions answered!!

should start breeding these make new designer pets ha! Teacup polar bears!! only joking really interesting though I wasnt aware she existed. I have heard of a dwarf Lion touring Ireland with Fossetts circus in the 70 or 80's! she was hit by a car however on a walk with her trainer!