Michelle Rippey – Knuti's Magazine

Monday mix in Milwaukee

27 July 2026 admin 0

27.7.2026 by Michelle Rippey It’s Monday again and the heat is back on. Here’s a mix from last weeks wandering. See photos for additional info. Have a beautiful day! ✌️❤️&🐻 Caribou Bean. His antlers are […]

Arctic Sea Ice Day with Berit – 2

19 July 2026 admin 4

18.7.2026 by Michelle Rippey Here’s more of Berit on the Arctic Sea Ice Day which is held to draw attention to the rapid loss of sea ice in the Arctic due to climate change. Once […]

Arctic Sea Ice Day with Berit – 1

17 July 2026 admin 4

17.7.2026 by Michelle Rippey The 15th of July was the Arctic Sea Ice Day (July 15th annually). Here’s Part 1 of beautiful lady 🐻‍❄️ Berit from my visit to Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison) last week. […]

Boris is still going strong!

2 July 2026 admin 6

2.7.2026 by Michelle Rippey It’s again time to meet the one and only Alaskan 🐻 BORIS.😍 27 years young and looking great! Best time to see Boris in his habitat is in the afternoon (around […]

Badger Oscar is 10 years old now!

16 June 2026 admin 6

16.6.2026 by Michelle Rippey I guess many of you remember the sweet badger Oscar in the Milwaukee County Zoo. Yesterday our friend celebrated his 10th birthday. Here comes Oscar. ✌️❤️&🦡 Psst….hey, Oscar….come on out (please) […]

Bear Awareness with Nora

3 June 2026 admin 4

3.5.2026 by Michelle Rippey The Bear Awareness Week was 18-24 May. Today it’s all 🐻‍❄️ Nora. She’s a fun 🐻‍❄️ to observe & 📷. Her move from Oregon to Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison) back in […]

Berit had a nice dip in the pool

18 April 2026 admin 0

18.4.2026 by Michelle Rippey Time to meet lady 🐻‍❄️ Berit again. After finishing her morning snackies Berit headed to a favorite spot for her siesta. We arrived back to her habitat just in time to […]

Boris is out again

18 April 2026 admin 0

18.4.2026 by Michelle Rippey Now I have seen the one & only Alaskan 🐻 BORIS!!!! Oh my, Boris….27 looks great on you! Yes, Boris turned 27 earlier this year. I can honestly say he truly […]

Tuesday with three grizzlies in Milwaukee

4 April 2026 admin 0

4.4.2026 by Michelle Ripppey On Tuesday the 31st of March it was time to welcome back the grizzly family! Yes, I saw all 3 bears out at the end of the day on my quick […]

Nora and Siku – family planning

2 April 2026 admin 0

2.4.2026 by Michelle Rippey Inquiring minds want to know how this polar bear couple in Henry Vilas Zoo is doing. My observations say they’re doing really well. Yes, there has been lots of breeding. We’ll […]