A still sweat falls over the amount that gathered right in front of the ice bears of Saint Louis Zoos. Eyes from one entrance to the next. “Ooh”, the viewer murmurs when the latest residents of the zoo step into daylight and stroll into their habitat with the distancing of the celebrities. Kallik and Kallu, 2-year-old twins, are full of young male energy and are therefore difficult to photograph together, or so we were told. On the day on which LN visits, however, take up this polar bear duo in the spotlight.
“Kallu is a bigger boy, so he is closer to 750 pounds and Kallik is a bit smaller, about 650 or so,” says Julie Hartell-Denardo, Kevin Beckmann curator of the Zoo from Carnivores. The former polar bear of the zoo, potash, is considered a relatively large man for his species, and Hartell-Denardo anticipated that the twins will grow near its full size, somewhere in the range of £ 1,100 to £ 1,200.
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Kali, a favorite of Zoo visitors, is considered incredibly valuable to his genetics born in the wild. His mother was killed by a hunter, but he was able to survive after being saved by the residents of the home village of Alaska Retting Retting. Kalis transmission to the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium shocked his fans in St. Louis, but it is important to coordinate him with a potential partner for Polar Bears during the limited mating season – an opportunity that only lasts from January to the end of March.
“This is one of the reasons why it was so important for us to move Kali quickly as soon as we have received approval,” says Hartell-Denardo. “This is his first opportunity to mate – we wanted to make sure he … didn't have to wait a whole [breeding] Season.”
Kalis new buddy has a connection to St. Louis – she is the mother of Twins Kallik and Kallu. In the wild, polar bear boys usually leave their mothers at the age of 2, which made the time for this transmission opportunity for everyone. “Crystal fits well [Kali]”Hartell-Denardo continues.” She is an older woman who has successfully reproduced with several men … which improves the chances that Kali will represent his genetics and pass on the next generation. “
In the meantime, Crystals Cubs discover their new habitat every day in the Saint Louis Zoo, in which various biomes or areas imitate the natural backdrop of a polar bear, from a grass -covered hill to salt water pools to a rocky coast and in a sandy area in which they are satisfied with the night.
“Kallik is more curious. He is rather new [enrichment items added to the habitat]”Hartell-Denardo says.” He is much more active than his brother. Kallu is a little slower to check things. He tends to follow his brother to see what things are going on, but he is also more motivated to eat, which is why he is larger. “
While we talk to the curator directly over the shoulder, we see the boys who dig through a bunch of fresh ice in their habitat. After discovering a fish in the ice and consuming it, you roll on your back to roll around in the ice while your brother carefully goes through the remaining stack to the nose. In all seasons, but in winter the zoo lets ice drop in the ice bear's habitat every 15 minutes.
“The biggest threat to polar bears in the wild hangs with sea ice creams together are incredibly dependent on sea ice. They use them as a hunting platform and diving,” says Hartell-Denardo. “The other aspect that is important is that we lose sea ice with sea ice, and it is more in conflict with people, which is another risk for them in the wild.”
Hartell-Denardo describes how partnerships in the Saint Louis Zoo Wildcare Institute Institute Center for Polar Bear Conservation enable zoological efforts [and] With researchers who have to get to know each other through polar bears in the wild ”, especially where data is missing, for example in men and young animals.
Add the zoo to the conservation efforts and convince yourself of what visitors go for this boys. You never know when you could have the opportunity to make one of the twins too high through thick glass if it dives deep in one of the salt water pools.
Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive, St. Louis, 314-781-0900, stlzoo.org
Photos by Christina Kling-Garrett