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Zoo Welcomes 1st Polar Bear Cub After 21 Years

Zoo Polar Bear Cub

 

In 21 years, a German zoo welcomed its first cub of a polar bear.

 

 

The birth of Victoria the polar bear was announced by Tierpark Hagenbeck in Hamburg, which described it as a “minor sensation” because the zoo hasn’t welcomed a new member of the species in nearly two decades.

 

Berlin's baby polar bear: It's a girl! – DW – 02/15/2019

Victoria was born on December 19 and was kept in her den for the first several months until staff determined she was “healthy, lively, and alert.”

 

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