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Umka is a professional polar bear baby

18 August 2026 admin 5

18.8.2026 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko One morning Umka felt very bored when mama Gerda was still sleeping. What to do? I’m a clever polar bear but sometimes I must do some extra thinking …. […]

Close to mama is the safest place in the world

7 August 2026 admin 4

7.8.2026 – Photos by Sergej Iltjakov Baby bear Umka in Novosibirsk is a very agile young man. He started the morning doing some stretching. Dear visitors, did you see that? Now it was time to […]

Cool polar bears in hot Novosibirsk

28 July 2026 admin 5

28.7.2026 – Photos by Sergej Iltjakov The heat is on even in Novosibirsk but our friends Belka and Strelka spend a lot of time in the water. The keepers served their food in the pool. […]

Hot days in Novosibirsk

13 July 2026 admin 4

13.7.2026 – Photos by Sergej Iltjakov It’s been awfully hot almost everywhere in the world during the last couple of weeks. Even in Novosibirsk the weather has been not very polarBEARable! Good morning, mama! It’s […]

Everybody loves baby Umka

10 July 2026 admin 5

10.7.2026 – Source: Novosibirsk zoo, Photos by Arkadi Laptenko This time the keepers tell us about their beloved baby bear Umka: Umka is a bear cub you can’t help but fall in love with. With […]

Gerda is a happy and proud mother of Umka

27 June 2026 admin 4

27.6.2026 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko Hello! Privet! I’m Gerda and I’m a mother of the cutest polar bear baby in the world! OK, I know every mother thinks her baby is the cutest but […]

Umka loves to swim and dive

20 June 2026 admin 5

20.6.2026 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko and Novosibirsk Zoo Just like all kids Umka is an early bird – or maybe it’s better to say he’s an early bear. And just like all mothers of […]

Arctic feeling in June

7 June 2026 admin 5

7.6.2025 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko Morning has broken in the Novosibirsk Zoo so Gerda and Umka came out of their ‘bedroom’. Mama, you always check my teeth so now it’s my turn to make […]

Baby boy Umka is doing fine

22 May 2026 admin 5

23.5.2026 – Photos by Sergej Iltjakov As you may know by now Gerda’s baby boy has got the name Umka. I had hoped it would be Mischa but Umka isn’t so bad either. The little […]

Is it Winter or Spring?

23 April 2026 admin 0

23.4.2026 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko and Sergej Iltjakov April always offers all kinds of weather so sometimes it’s not so easy to know if it’s Winter or Spring. There are some warm and sunny […]