Klondike & Snow - 2 Baby Polar Bears

[babypooper01]

my teacher showed us a book on them and it had to do with math ate the same time

[PinkBird3]

I remember these little guys! I was 14 and living in Denver when they were born. They were celebrities! You couldn't go anywhere without seeing Klondike and Snow t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, clocks, beach towels, gym bags, everything! People would go see them in the nursery at the zoo through the windows (you can kinda see that in the video) but sometimes lines were two hours long and they kept you moving just to get everyone in. These little guys were a true miracle :)

[babypooper01]

@PinkBird3 are they still alive i wanna see them

[PinkBird3]

@babypooper01 Yes they're still alive :) They live at a zoo in Florida now. 

[Bunzypoo]

Where are these little guys now?

[5293278363]

Such a magical documentary, Thanks for posting. Ani DeFranco fits perfectly. A lamented/regretted partner and I often used to watch this video together. "There'll be tears.." 

The moment of recognition between Bears and Caretaker years afterwards is truly inspirational.

[TheDarcang3l]

They are a freaking baby dumbasses, why the hell would you even say shit like "they are ugly!!" see this is why people hate people like you damn idiots

[jajefan123456789]

So cute, we are watching this vid in science class

[BrieB10]

Awwwwww so cute



[axtells6]

WOW WOULD U LOOK AT THERE CLAWS

[MAXYNHO]

name of the song is When I m Gone, original from Ochs Phil - When I m Gone

but in this video im not sure, whos singing it

[dulmmv]

Beautiful video with beautiful song. Thanks for uploading this :)

[2moreme]

why are they so small? I mean, adult polar bears are very big, but cubs are so small like puppy...

[xBOXH4CkZx]

those look so adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bbygrrlable]

<3333

[onnelov]

(steals) runz

[Nightfox00rougehero]

AWW they are too cute!

[alaanees]

this animal is the worse beast of nature

oh yeah looks cute now , let him grow up few weeks and you'll see

[00hollister74]

This video has inspired me even more to work with rescuing animals when I'm older! -33 :). THERE SOOO CUTE.

[Midnite316]

I still have not forgot them :)! I remember them when I was a kid!

[criticalacclaim6661]

Those polar bears are absolutely the most precious things I have ever laid my eyes on.

[burymeindiaboli]

god.. i remember seeing this on the news here in denver when i was a kid.. im getting old. lol

[woneuniceyoo]

Too ugly and scary polar

[Alyrjohnson]

to the Guys&Girls saying they would eat a polar bear? get a life, theres enough fast food to go around.

[Rajnoma]

Such sweet, beautiful tiny fellas! I LOVE bears!! Thanks so much for this great video of these precious sweeties. I'd give anything to hold and cuddle them!! We must stop the drilling & harming of the Polar Bear's habitat! The Earth will be a poor place indeed w/o Polar bears, the Lords of the North.

[futul80]

greedy philipino they would eat anything

[peacemtn]

Bastards go to Mc donalds or something gee whiz!!! lol

[Madamx28]

So what will YOU do for a Klondike bear....I mean bar? LOL!

[slayerizedjh]

@donnymarks I bet they say the same thing about you actually

[hottiee1996]

@donnymarks How about i eat you? You cold hearted souless person.

[techman823]

@donnymarks Shut the fuck up.Just rot in hell

[redrider4show]

Aw! First news story I ever watched and understood as a kid.  These little guys (or not so little guys...) will always be special to me.

[biophysman]

May 6, 2008

[biophysman]

Olaf the polar bear, father of Klondike and Snow, died over the weekend, the Denver Zoo announced Monday.

Olaf was 22 years old. He came to the Denver Zoo in 1987 as 1 1/2-year-old cub.

[biophysman]

So how about The Denver Zoo posts the video?

[biophysman]

Best thing to both: The bears seem to be adapting faster than us (Growlers). thank the Lord for them.

[biophysman]

Hey. I have their video. I almost forgot about them. Thanks Ken and Cindy. I saw Cindy on the manitoba tour.

[FoamyDaSkwirrel]

I miss Klondike and Snow. I was 5 when they were born and Denver was in such a roar over them. EVERYBODY fell in love with them. I remember going to the nursery at the zoo and they would be in there sleeping or being worked with. So adorable. When we went to Sea World in Orlando the first time a year or so after they were moved, I got to see them both on exhibit. When we went a couple years later and they had to be separated to prevent inbreeding and Klondike had a girlfriend. I stil love them.

[lisar915]

Do you know off the top of your head if Klondike sired any cubs with his "girlfriend?"

[FoamyDaSkwirrel]

I'm not sure if they've tried breeding Klondike or Snow, yet. Last time I was out there was in '97, and they were still pretty young. It's probable that they have mated and produced offspring by now.

[garyu]

human shouldnt kill them and use their fur to make coat! they r too cute <3

[austS17]

omg i seen this at skool

[orchdork013]

they still talk aboutklondike and snow stillthey were the cutest polar bears ever there.

[tmohippieking]

They were so cool.

[LMann32869]

they still are cool.. they didn't die. They are living at Sea World Orlando now... in fact, I posted a video of Klondike from Dec here if you'd like to see just how big he is now.

[onegreenday]

imagine people still eat animals for food!

would YOU eat them for food?

[lisar915]

I got the DVD in the mail, and the book too. I can't get enough of them either. They were such cute cubs. I wonder if there's a video about them now as adults.

[BUTERSFRIES]

why does the caretakes stick their fingers in their mouths? is it to teach them something?....very cute video!

[Khakidoodler]

I think it is just to calm them, the bears instinctively want to suck on something, just like human infants like pacifiers :)

[WakingTheDemon132]

Huh that sounds reasonable! but how come they dont just give them some kind of polar bear pacifier or something...im going to do some research!! :)

[83Daxxx83]

its because they have no mother and its like feeding without the actual feeding part.

[MATTROCKS555]

@BUTERSFRIES umm its called teething.

[peacemtn]

Those are the cuties babies I ever got to see.

[lisar915]

Those baby bears are precious! I ordered the DVD two weeks ago, and can't wait to watch it.

[nonu12]

haha! i used to live in denver when they were born, I still have a book about them :D

[LMann32869]

Rocky Mountain PBS still sells the DVD of their first year. I just bought it and can't get enough of it. So cute, love when they learn to swim.

[rsensorat3]

Great song, message and video. Thanks for the post Khakidoodler.

[LMann32869]

Klondike and Snow are 13 years old now. Can you believe it? They are doing very well at Sea World Orlando.

[Khakidoodler]

thanks :) that's ani difranco singing :)

[habicen]

Very sweet, makes me teary-eyed with that song, and I love the singer's voice!