8.9.2025 – Photos by Pat Waldron
I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that every polar bear friend loves Flocke. Ever since she was born on the 11th of December 2007 in Nuremberg people throughout the World have been following her.
Pat has visited our Ice Queen at Jimmy’s Farm on the 19th of August and, of course, she took lots of wonderful photos of Flocke.
Some information in a nut Shell for those who don’t know Flocke so well. Her parents are Vera and Felix. Because Vera couldn’t take care of her baby bear Flocke was hand raised by her keepers.
In April 2010 Flocke moved to Antibes, France, together with Rasputin aka Raspi. In June 2021 it was time for her to move to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park and in March 2024 she came to Jimmy’s Farm.
There were doubts if the hand raised Flocke could be a good mother but she proved she was an excellent mama to her off spring. In Antibes she gave birth to Hope in 2014 and in 2019 she gave birth to three cubs Tala, Indiana and Yuma. It was amazing that all Three cubs survived! The father of all Flocke’s Babies is Raspi.
Now Flocke enjoys her life in the wonderful Jimmy’s Farm where even her daughters Hope and Tala live.
To Pat’s great surprise mama Flocke was more active in the water than Tala who usually is the turbo bear. 🙂
Hello everybody!
Just floating is so relaxing!
Flocke is a very beautiful polar bear lady.
I guess one of the reasons for why we love her so much is that she was born a year after Knut and thus closely connected to our sweet memories. Now that the World situation is awful we need to cherish our memories and Flocke is the ‘bridge’ to the happier days.
Excuse me for showing my boomsie to you ….
….. but I really must take a break now!
Flocke – you really are our darling!
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