The grizzly and wolf discovery center is planning to get black bears. They currently have 7 grizzlies but will be adding black bears in the near future.
Thanks for your help! Other question is I need some footage of either brown bear, sun bear (other than chester) and/or moon bear cubs. Are there any in Europe at the moment under a year or so old
I've seen all 8 of the regulars (black and grizzly in the wild as well) would like to see a few of the unusual subspecies: Syrian, Desert brown bear, spirit bear also would love to see Nandi Bear that short faced bear on Kootznoowoo Island and that polar bear offshoot that masquerades as the abominable snowman
A few different zoos for me as I live in NZ American black: Auckland and wild Asian black: Wellington a long time ago Brown: Alaska wildlife park, Taronga, Melbourne, San Diego and wild Polar: Auckland, San Diego, wild Sun: Auckland, Now closed zoo in Brisbane, Wellington, Taronga and San Diego Andean: San Diego Panda: San Diego, Travelling loan animals at Auckland Sloth: London, Zoo Boise So amazing enough despite being stuck in the wrong part of the world for zoos and having only visted 4 zoos outside Australasia I have seen the lot.
I think he's referring to a show from Animal Planet which claimed that on Admiralty Island the bears are hybrids of Brown Bears and Short-faced Bears. It's one of those shows which that channel puts out in the vein of mermaids or Megalodon or whatever are real and/or still alive. Possibly he was including it in jest, as he also references the Nandi Bear and the ridiculous "Polar Bear X Brown Bear hybrid is the Yeti".
I’ve seen: Brown Bear (Melbourne and Toronga) Polar Bear (Sea World) Sun Bear (Wildlife HQ and Alma Park Zoo) Giant Panda (Singapore River Safari)
I've been thinking about this topic and I think I'm missing two species, giant panda and sun bear. I used to think I'd seen a panda at London, but my first visit (that I remember) they had koala in the Round House and everything I've learnt since tells me that pandas and koalas were never at London at the same time. And sun bear, I really don't remember seeing one, ever.
No doubt someone will have exact dates for this but according to ztl pandas and were exhibited at London Zoo from 1991 - 94, koala were kept 1989 - 91. Whether they overlapped or not I don't know.
European brown bear Ursus arctos arctos (Plzen) Syrian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus (Colchester + Lisbon) Kodiak bear Ursus arctos middendorffi (Taronga) Grizzly bear Ursus arctos horribilis (Bronx NY) Manchurian brown bear Ursus arctos lasiotus (San Diego Zoo) American black bear Ursus americanus (Woban) Polar bear Thalarctos maritimus (Prague) Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus (Wraxall) Asiatic black bear Selenarctos thibetanus (Dudley) Sri Lankan sloth bear Melursus ursinus nornatus (Whipsnade) Sun bear Helarctos malayanus (Zoo Negara) Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Pairi Daiza)
As well as seeing several Brown varieties, American black, Sun, Moon, Polar, Andean, Panda and Sloth, I've managed to see all but the last at around 14 months and younger.
The giant pandas and koalas did overlap at London Zoo. Despite the dates given by ZTL, checking the ZSL Annual Report for 1992, there was still a koala in the collection at the start of that year; it was sent to Lisbon Zoo during 1992 and, according to the annual report, a pair of binturong replaced it in the Round House.
Maybe of some intrest for the true bear-lover : https://www.speakcdn.com/assets/2332/sun_and_sloth_bear_care_manual_2019.pdf
I think I've seen them all, although I can't think where. For what it's worth, the Detroit Zoo has sent its Syrian brown bear and black bears elsewhere and has expanded the exhibit to give more room to three grizzlies. Since they're brothers, I assume breeding isn't in the offing. Grizzly Bear Brothers Explore Expanded Detroit Zoo Habitat - Detroit Zoo
Here is a list of bears I've seen (and not seen) in captivity, and where, and how often: - Brown bear: Barcelona, Madrid, Whipsnade, Rome, Berlin, Central Park, Bronx and Taronga (no longer there) zoos, Aqualeon (no longer held there) *9 zoos* - Polar bear: Barcelona (no longer there), Dublin (no longer there), Berlin, Prague, Tallinn and Bronx zoos; *6 zoos* - Sun bear: Madrid, Singapore, Taronga and Wellington zoos *4 zoos* - Asian black bear: Barcelona (no longer there) and Madrid zoos, Sigean safari park, *3 zoos* - Sloth Bear: Whipsnade Zoo, Singapore Night Safari, *2 zoos* (They're also kept in Berlin, but I didn't see them there) - American black bear: Barcelona (no longer there) and Madrid zoos *2 zoos* - Giant panda: Madrid zoo, Ocean Park Hong Kong, *2 zoos* - Spectacled bear: *0 zoos*
