Hmm..I have mixed feelings about this. First, I am excited to see these bears having snow at their disposal, so they can get a sense of normalcy, thank you donors; but at the same time, the only question going through my mind now is: why aren't they in their own habitat in the first place? We should stop trying to entertain humans at the expense of animals. We can be educated by video too you know!
To answer Shloeful - I'm no expert but most animals found in the zoos today come from zoo breeding programs, very few are actually taken from the wild. Occasionally animals confiscated from poaching operations do get into a zoo for the animals safety - i.e. when they can not be turned in a safe manner or the officials feel the animal would not survive. You can find more information look at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums website
Why dont we do another snow day, but donate all the snow to the north pole!! Lets just start filling up the north pole with snow so polar bears can have fun there too!!!
This is wonderful for the polar bears and for the visitors! But I think it is also important to stress that polar bears living in zoos do not eat diets rich in fat and therefore do not develop the same layers of fat that polar bears in the wild need to stay warm in cold climates. Too many visitors worry needlessly about polar bears living in zoos are located in areas where the weather is either occasionally or always hot.
When I visited SD Zoo last summer it was such a hot day that I would gladly dig into snow myself))) Polar bears of course were hiding in the shade. So I think it's a great present for them! Good job!
At 1:31 it looks like the ship is flying away :D
QGamerQ 7 months ago
Hmm..I have mixed feelings about this. First, I am excited to see these bears having snow at their disposal, so they can get a sense of normalcy, thank you donors; but at the same time, the only question going through my mind now is: why aren't they in their own habitat in the first place? We should stop trying to entertain humans at the expense of animals. We can be educated by video too you know!
dirtsa22 8 months ago
aww dont u just wanna jump in there and play with them? :D
XxBl3nderxX 8 months ago 4
@XxBl3nderxX Um... Yea, that's safe :P
Powerskunk2 3 months ago
release them to the wild and they can have all the snow they want for FREE!
666CS 8 months ago
To answer Shloeful - I'm no expert but most animals found in the zoos today come from zoo breeding programs, very few are actually taken from the wild. Occasionally animals confiscated from poaching operations do get into a zoo for the animals safety - i.e. when they can not be turned in a safe manner or the officials feel the animal would not survive. You can find more information look at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums website
retzcat62 8 months ago
Why dont we do another snow day, but donate all the snow to the north pole!! Lets just start filling up the north pole with snow so polar bears can have fun there too!!!
saltshaker7416 8 months ago
how do animals end up in zoos
Shloerful 8 months ago
Fantastic! You are looking after them properly! Thank you!
hugwildlife 8 months ago
How do we find out when these are planned? We used to get a heads up at least a week before. Now we're finding out the day after!?
nickautoanything 8 months ago
Um, San Diego is one of the hottest places on earth? I don't think so.
mulliganville 8 months ago
This is wonderful for the polar bears and for the visitors! But I think it is also important to stress that polar bears living in zoos do not eat diets rich in fat and therefore do not develop the same layers of fat that polar bears in the wild need to stay warm in cold climates. Too many visitors worry needlessly about polar bears living in zoos are located in areas where the weather is either occasionally or always hot.
ZooVisitorMM 8 months ago
thats very cute and very nice to give them this snow day but what are POLAR bears doing in one of the hottest place on earth?
leepakim 8 months ago
When I visited SD Zoo last summer it was such a hot day that I would gladly dig into snow myself))) Polar bears of course were hiding in the shade. So I think it's a great present for them! Good job!
LoveSanUso 8 months ago
<3 polar bears
XxDeadmau5FanxX 8 months ago